Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Introduction to the verb navrer
The English translation of the French verb navrer is “to grieve,” “to sadden,” or “to distress.” The infinitive form, navrer, is pronounced as [na-vre].
The word navrer comes from the Old French word “nafre,” which means “to wound” or “to hurt.” It is derived from the Latin word “nafrare,” which means “to hurt” or “to injure.”
In everyday French, the verb navrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a wish, a doubt, or an uncertain action. It is often used in formal or emotional contexts.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense are:
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Il faut que je te confie quelque chose qui me navre profondément. (It’s necessary that I confide something to you that deeply saddens me.)
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Je doute que cette nouvelle navre beaucoup de personnes. (I doubt that this news saddens many people.)
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Nous souhaitons que notre décision ne te navre pas trop. (We hope that our decision doesn’t grieve you too much.)
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It is necessary that I confide something to you that deeply saddens me.
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I doubt that this news saddens many people.
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We hope that our decision doesn’t grieve you too much.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of navrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | navre | Il est triste que je navre. | It’s sad that I sadden. |
tu | navres | Je suis désolé que tu navres. | I’m sorry that you sadden. |
il | navre | Il est compréhensible qu’il navre. | It’s understandable he saddens. |
elle | navre | Elle est déçue qu’elle navre. | She’s disappointed she saddens. |
on | navre | Il est dommage qu’on navre. | It’s unfortunate we sadden. |
nous | navrions | Je suis vraiment désolé que nous navrions. | I’m really sorry that we sadden. |
vous | navriez | Il est possible que vous navriez. | It’s possible you sadden. |
ils | navrent | Je suis navré qu’ils navrent. | I’m sorry they sadden. |
elles | navrent | Je suis navré qu’elles navrent. | I’m sorry they sadden. |
Other Conjugations for Navrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb navrer
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Navrer – 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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