Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Introduction to the verb rouer
The English translation of the French verb rouer is “to beat” or “to thrash.” It is pronounced as “roo-AY.”
The word rouer comes from the Latin verb “rotare,” meaning “to rotate” or “to whirl.” In French, it is most commonly used in its literal sense of physically beating someone or something, but it can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to scold” or “to criticize harshly.”
In everyday French, rouer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, a desire, or a recommendation. It is usually preceded by the conjunction “que” and followed by the subject pronoun.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il faut que tu roues cette voiture. (You need to beat this car.)
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Je souhaite que mes parents ne me roulent pas quand je leur dirai la vérité. (I wish my parents wouldn’t beat me when I tell them the truth.)
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Il est important que nous ne rouions pas les enfants pour leurs erreurs. (It is important that we don’t beat the children for their mistakes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of rouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | rue | Il faut que je rue. | I must scold. |
tu | rues | Je préfère que tu rues. | I prefer you scold. |
il | rue | Il est possible qu’il rue. | It’s possible he scolds. |
elle | rue | Elle veut qu’elle rue. | She wants to scold. |
on | rue | Il est important qu’on rue. | It’s important we scold. |
nous | ruions | Il est préférable que nous ruions. | It’s preferable we scold. |
vous | ruiez | Il est nécessaire que vous ruiez. | It’s necessary you scold. |
ils | ruent | Il est essentiel qu’ils ruent. | It’s essential they scold. |
elles | ruent | Il est crucial qu’elles ruent. | It’s crucial they scold. |
Other Conjugations for Rouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouer
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Rouer – 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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