Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Introduction to the verb désennuyer
The English translation of the French verb “désennuyer” is “to relieve from boredom” or “to entertain.” The infinitive form of “désennuyer” is pronounced as “day-zuhn-wee-yay.”
The word “désennuyer” is derived from the Old French term “ennuyer,” meaning “to annoy” or “to bore.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of alleviating boredom or providing entertainment to someone.
Example 1: J’ai regardé un film pour me désennuyer. (I watched a movie to relieve my boredom.)
Example 2: Elle m’a raconté des blagues pour me désennuyer. (She told me jokes to entertain me.)
Example 3: Nous avons organisé une soirée pour désennuyer nos invités. (We organized a party to entertain our guests.)
Désennuyer – 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 désennuyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désennuie | Je me désennuie en lisant. | I am alleviating my boredom by reading. |
Tu | désennuies | Tu te désennuies en regardant la télévision. | You are alleviating your boredom by watching television. |
Il | désennuie | Il se désennuie en jouant aux jeux vidéo. | He is alleviating his boredom by playing video games. |
Elle | désennuie | Elle se désennuie en faisant du shopping. | She is alleviating her boredom by shopping. |
On | désennuie | On se désennuie en écoutant de la musique. | One is alleviating their boredom by listening to music. |
Nous | désennuyons | Nous nous désennuyons en sortant avec des amis. | We are alleviating our boredom by going out with friends. |
Vous | désennuyez | Vous vous désennuyez en faisant du sport. | You are alleviating your boredom by doing sports. |
Ils | désennuient | Ils se désennuient en discutant. | They are alleviating their boredom by chatting. |
Elles | désennuient | Elles se désennuient en dansant. | They are alleviating their boredom by dancing. |
Other Conjugations for Désennuyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
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