Daily Verb Lesson: French for compel is astreindre
The French for compel is the irregular -RE verb astreindre.To remember this, imagine A STRAIN of STRANDED whales compels rescuers to act!
astreindre can also mean: to force upon, to bind (someone to something).
Related words include:
- s'astreindre (vr) : to subject oneself to, to force oneself to.
- aseignant/e (adj) : demanding, strict.
- l'astreinte (nf) : constraint; penalty payment.
Verbs ending in -eindre also conjugated in this way include :
astreindre,déteindre, éteindre, peindre, restreindre.
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Imagine A STRAIN of STRANDED whales
compels the rescuers to act.
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent compel |
astreins | astreins | astreint | astreignons | astreignez | astreignent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait compelled |
astreignais | astreignais | astreignait | astreignions | astreigniez | astreignaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple compelled |
astreignis | astreignis | astreignit | astreignîmes | astreignîtes | astreignirent |
| Future Futur will compel |
astreindrai | astreindras | astreindra | astreindrons | astreindez | astreindront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would compel |
astreindrais | astreindrais | astreindrait | astreindrions | astreindriez | astreindraient |
| Present Subjunctive Subjonctif may compel |
astreigne | astreignes | astreigne | astreignions | astreigniez | astreignent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have compelled |
ai astreint | as astreint | a astreint | avons astreint | avez astreint | ont astreint |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had compelled |
avais astreint | avais astreint | avait astreint | avions astreint | aviez astreint | avaient astreint |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have compelled |
aurai astreint | auras astreint | aura astreint | aurons astreint | aurez astreint | auront astreint |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would've compelled |
aurais astreint | aurais astreint | aurait astreint | aurions astreint | auriez astreint | auraient astreint |
| Imperative Imperatif compel! |
astreins ! | astreignons ! | astreignez ! | |||
✔ astreindre is an irregular RE verb.
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