Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Introduction to the verb découcher
The English translation of the French verb découcher is “to spend the night away from home” or “to not sleep at home.” The infinitive form of découcher is pronounced as “day-koo-shay.”
The word découcher is derived from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (indicating negation or reversal) and the verb “coucher” (to sleep). It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of not returning home to sleep for the night.
Examples:
- Je découcherai chez mon ami ce soir. (I will spend the night at my friend’s place tonight.)
- Elle découche souvent pour des raisons professionnelles. (She often spends the night away from home for work reasons.)
- Nous avons décidé de découcher dans un hôtel lors de notre voyage. (We decided to not sleep at home and stay in a hotel during our trip.)
Découcher – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of découcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | découche | Je découche tard ce soir. | I stay out late tonight. |
Tu | découches | Tu découches souvent. | You stay out often. |
Il | découche | Il découche chez son ami. | He stays out at his friend’s place. |
Elle | découche | Elle découche pour travailler. | She stays out to work. |
On | découche | On découche chez nos parents. | We stay out at our parents’ place. |
Nous | découchons | Nous découchons rarement. | We rarely stay out. |
Vous | découchez | Vous découchez ce week-end. | You stay out this weekend. |
Ils | découchent | Ils découchent beaucoup. | They stay out a lot. |
Elles | découchent | Elles découchent après le spectacle. | They stay out after the show. |
Other Conjugations for Découcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découcher (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
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