Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Introduction to the verb dandiner
The English translation of the French verb dandiner is “to sway” or “to waddle.” The infinitive form of dandiner is pronounced as “dahn-dee-nay.”
The word dandiner comes from the Old French word “dandiner,” which meant “to shake” or “to tremble.” It is derived from the verb “dander,” which means “to walk unsteadily.”
In everyday French, dandiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Examples:
- Si j’étais en forme, je me dandinerait sur la piste de danse. (If I were in shape, I would be swaying on the dance floor.)
- Tu te dandinerais beaucoup plus si tu avais bu trop de vin. (You would waddle a lot more if you had drunk too much wine.)
- Ils se dandineraient sur la plage s’il faisait plus chaud. (They would be swaying on the beach if it were warmer.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dandiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dandinerai | Je dandinerai sur la piste de danse. | I would sway on the dance floor. |
tu | dandinerais | Tu dandinerais avec élégance. | You would sway elegantly. |
il | dandinerait | Il dandinerait en écoutant de la musique. | He would sway while listening to music. |
elle | dandinerait | Elle dandinerait en chantant. | She would sway while singing. |
on | dandinerait | On dandinerait en rythme. | One would sway in rhythm. |
nous | dandinerions | Nous dandinerions toute la nuit. | We would sway all night. |
vous | dandineriez | Vous dandineriez avec grâce. | You would sway with grace. |
ils | dandineraient | Ils dandineraient en boîte de nuit. | They would sway in a nightclub. |
elles | dandineraient | Elles dandineraient en groupe. | They would sway as a group. |
Other Conjugations for Dandiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
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Dandiner – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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