discuterait

Discuterait is the third person singular present conditional form of the French verb discuter, meaning “to discuss.” It expresses a hypothetical action or a situation conditioned by another factor, and can also appear in polite or tentative statements.

Formation and forms. For regular -er verbs like discuter, the present conditional uses the infinitive as the stem plus the personal endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. Therefore, the full set includes je discuterais, tu discuterais, il discuterait, nous discuterions, vous discuteriez, ils discuteraient. The specific form discutERait corresponds to “he would discuss,” “she would discuss,” or “one would discuss.”

Usage. The conditional present is used to express what would happen under certain conditions, or to describe a hypothetical scenario. It often appears in si-clauses (if-clause) that describe unreal or unlikely conditions, for example: “Si nous avions le temps, il discuterait du problème.” It can also be used in questions or statements to soften tone or imply politeness, such as “Discuterait-il de ce sujet avec vous ?”

Notes. Distinguish discuterait from other tenses of discuter. The imperfect indicative discuterait would be incorrect, as the correct imperfect is discutait; the form discuterait is specifically conditional present. The pronunciation corresponds to the standard pronunciation of discuter in the conditional: the final -ait is silent in French, with the usual liaison rules applying in connected speech.