Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Introduction to the verb importuner
The English translation of the French verb importuner is “to bother” or “to pester.” It is pronounced as “im-por-tu-nay.”
The word importuner comes from the Latin verb importunus, which means “inconvenient” or “troublesome.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used in everyday language ever since.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, importuner is used to express a wish or a desire, as well as to show possibility or doubt. It is often used in conditional sentences or after certain verbs such as “vouloir” (to want) or “demander” (to ask).
Three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense are:
- Je veux que tu n’importunes pas ton frère. (I want you to not bother your brother.)
- Il faut que tu n’importunes pas tes voisins avec ta musique. (You must not bother your neighbors with your music.)
- Je doute qu’elle ne t’importune pas avec ses problèmes. (I doubt she doesn’t bother you with her problems.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of importuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | importune | Je ne pense pas que je l’importune. | I don’t think I bother him. |
tu | importunes | J’espère que tu ne l’importunes pas. | I hope you don’t bother him. |
il | importune | Il est possible qu’il s’en importune. | It’s possible he’s bothered by it. |
elle | importune | Elle veut que je ne l’importune pas. | She wants me to not bother her. |
on | importune | Il est important qu’on ne l’importune pas. | It’s important we don’t bother him. |
nous | importunions | Il est préférable que nous n’importunions pas. | It’s preferable we don’t bother him. |
vous | importuniez | Il est nécessaire que vous n’importuniez pas. | It’s necessary you don’t bother him. |
ils | importunent | J’espère qu’ils ne l’importunent pas. | I hope they don’t bother him. |
elles | importunent | Elle ne veut pas qu’elles l’importunent. | She doesn’t want them to bother her. |
Other Conjugations for Importuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
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Importuner – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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