How do you use Faillir in a sentence?
How to Use the French Verb ‘Faillir’
- J’ai failli tomber. – I almost fell.
- Nous avons failli rater le train. – We very nearly missed the train.
- Il a failli dire « non » avant d’y réfléchir. – He almost said “no” before thinking about it.
How do you conjugate Faillir?
See the notes on the conjugation of faillir at the end of this page….faillir: Conjugation.
| Present | Perfect |
|---|---|
| je – tu – il/elle – nous – vous – ils/elles – Pronounce these verb forms | j’ ai failli tu as failli il/elle a failli nous avons failli vous avez failli ils/elles ont failli Pronounce these verb forms |
| Imperfect | Pluperfect |
Is Faillir a regular verb?
Expressions with faillir * Faillir has regular conjugations in all tenses and moods, but the only ones you’re likely to encounter are past tenses: passé composé, passé simple, and plus-que-parfait.
What is the difference between Faudrait and Devrait?
You must rather say il faudrait or tu devrais. Both mean the same thing but not in the same way! Il faudrait = you give an order to someone. Tu devrais = you give a suggestion to someone.
How do you use Faillir in English?
This regular -ir verb is most commonly used in the passé composé .* Faillir has no direct verbal English equivalent when used as a semi-auxiliary verb; English needs an adverb or a short phrase to capture the meaning: Par exemple… J’ai failli pleurer quand je suis parti.
What is the third person singular of Faillir and falloir?
Note that il faut is the third person singular present tense of both faillir and the impersonal verb falloir . Team, ThoughtCo. “How to Use the French Verb ‘Faillir’.”
What is the origin of the word Failli?
From Middle French faillir, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere, present active infinitive of fallō. See also falloir . Tu as failli à ta mission. You failed your mission. This verb has two conjugations, one is older and irregular, but is in modern usage giving way to a conjugation like that of finir.
What is the meaning of Faillir à sa parole?
faillir à sa parole – to break one’s word. faillir à la tradition – to break with tradition. ne pas faillir à sa parole – to keep, true to one’s word. ne pas faillir à sa réputation – to live up to one’s reputation. ne pas faillir à la tradition – to keep to tradition. résister jusqu’au bout sans faillir – to resist unflinchingly to the end.