se trahir — French conjugation

to betray oneself

RegularReflexivetrahir → se trahir

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrench
jeme trahis
tute trahis
il/ellese trahit
nousnous trahissons
vousvous trahissez
ils/ellesse trahissent

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrench
jeme trahis
tute trahis
il/ellese trahit
nousnous trahîmes
vousvous trahîtes
ils/ellesse trahirent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jeme trahissais
tute trahissais
il/ellese trahissait
nousnous trahissions
vousvous trahissiez
ils/ellesse trahissaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrench
jeme trahirais
tute trahirais
il/ellese trahirait
nousnous trahirions
vousvous trahiriez
ils/ellesse trahiraient

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrench
jeme trahirai
tute trahiras
il/ellese trahira
nousnous trahirons
vousvous trahirez
ils/ellesse trahiront

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jeme trahisse
tute trahisses
il/ellese trahisse
nousnous trahissions
vousvous trahissiez
ils/ellesse trahissent

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jeme trahisse
tute trahisses
il/ellese trahît
nousnous trahissions
vousvous trahissiez
ils/ellesse trahissent