Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Introduction to the verb priver
The English translation of the French verb priver is “to deprive.” It is pronounced “pree-vay.”
The word priver comes from the Latin word “privare” meaning “to rob” or “to take away.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or wish for something to be taken away or deprived of.
Some examples of priver in the Subjonctif Présent tense and their English translations are:
- Je veux que tu te prives de dessert ce soir. (I want you to deprive yourself of dessert tonight.)
- Il est important que nous ne privions pas les enfants de leur éducation. (It is important that we do not deprive children of their education.)
- J’aimerais que vous vous priviez de télévision pendant la semaine. (I would like for you to deprive yourselves of television during the week.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of priver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | prive | Je doute qu’elle me prive. | I doubt she deprives me. |
tu | prives | Tu veux que je te prives ? | Do you want me to deprive you? |
il | prive | Il est indispensable qu’il prive | It’s essential he deprives. |
elle | prive | Il est possible qu’elle prive. | It’s possible she deprives. |
on | prive | Il est primordial qu’on prive. | It’s crucial we deprive. |
nous | privions | Il est important que nous privions. | It’s important we deprive. |
vous | priviez | Il est préférable que vous priviez. | It’s preferable you deprive. |
ils | privent | Il est nécessaire qu’ils privent. | It’s necessary they deprive. |
elles | privent | Il est crucial qu’elles privent. | It’s crucial they deprive. |
Other Conjugations for Priver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb priver
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Priver – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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