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Verb conjugation

expatrier

to expatriate, deport; to emigrate

Usage

To send someone into exile, or (usually reflexive, s'expatrier) to leave one's country to live abroad. The noun expatrié is far more common than the verb itself.

Examples
  • Il s'est expatrié au Canada pour son travail. — He moved abroad to Canada for work.
  • Beaucoup de jeunes diplômés s'expatrient. — Many young graduates move abroad.
  • Le régime a expatrié ses opposants. — The regime banished its opponents.
Common mistake

The reflexive s'expatrier (to emigrate by choice) is the usual form; the transitive sense (to banish) is formal and rare. Don't confuse it with rapatrier, which means the opposite (to bring home).

Often confused with rapatrier.

Simple tenses

Present

jeexpatrie
tuexpatries
il/elleexpatrie
nousexpatrions
vousexpatriez
ils/ellesexpatrient

Imperfect

jeexpatriais
tuexpatriais
il/elleexpatriait
nousexpatriions
vousexpatriiez
ils/ellesexpatriaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeexpatriai
tuexpatrias
il/elleexpatria
nousexpatriâmes
vousexpatriâtes
ils/ellesexpatrièrent

Future

jeexpatrierai
tuexpatrieras
il/elleexpatriera
nousexpatrierons
vousexpatrierez
ils/ellesexpatrieront

Conditional

jeexpatrierais
tuexpatrierais
il/elleexpatrierait
nousexpatrierions
vousexpatrieriez
ils/ellesexpatrieraient

Subjunctive

jeexpatrie
tuexpatries
il/elleexpatrie
nousexpatriions
vousexpatriiez
ils/ellesexpatrient

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeexpatriasse
tuexpatriasses
il/elleexpatriât
nousexpatriassions
vousexpatriassiez
ils/ellesexpatriassent

Imperative

tuexpatrie
nousexpatrions
vousexpatriez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai expatrié
tuas expatrié
il/ellea expatrié
nousavons expatrié
vousavez expatrié
ils/ellesont expatrié

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais expatrié
tuavais expatrié
il/elleavait expatrié
nousavions expatrié
vousaviez expatrié
ils/ellesavaient expatrié

Passé antérieur

jeeus expatrié
tueus expatrié
il/elleeut expatrié
nouseûmes expatrié
vouseûtes expatrié
ils/elleseurent expatrié

Futur antérieur

jeaurai expatrié
tuauras expatrié
il/elleaura expatrié
nousaurons expatrié
vousaurez expatrié
ils/ellesauront expatrié

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais expatrié
tuaurais expatrié
il/elleaurait expatrié
nousaurions expatrié
vousauriez expatrié
ils/ellesauraient expatrié

Subjonctif passé

jeaie expatrié
tuaies expatrié
il/elleait expatrié
nousayons expatrié
vousayez expatrié
ils/ellesaient expatrié

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse expatrié
tueusses expatrié
il/elleeût expatrié
nouseussions expatrié
vouseussiez expatrié
ils/elleseussent expatrié

Impératif passé

tuaie expatrié
nousayons expatrié
vousayez expatrié

Other

Present participle

expatriant

Past participle

expatrié

Infinitive

expatrier

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Frequently asked questions

What does "expatrier" mean?

"expatrier" means "to expatriate, deport; to emigrate".

How do you conjugate "expatrier" in the present tense?

The present of "expatrier" is: je expatrie, tu expatries, il/elle expatrie, nous expatrions, vous expatriez, ils/elles expatrient.

What is the Passé composé of "expatrier"?

The passé composé of "expatrier" is: je ai expatrié, tu as expatrié, il/elle a expatrié, nous avons expatrié, vous avez expatrié, ils/elles ont expatrié.

What is the Imperative of "expatrier"?

The imperative of "expatrier" is: tu expatrie, nous expatrions, vous expatriez.