L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Introduction to the verb dodiner
The English translation of the French verb dodiner is “to nod,” and it is pronounced “doh-dee-nay.”
The language origin of dodiner can be traced back to the Latin word “dondinare,” which means “to rock or sway.” In modern French, it is most often used in its infinitive form, but it can also be conjugated in the present tense, including the L’impératif Présent (imperative) tense.
In everyday French, dodiner is used to describe the act of nodding one’s head up and down, usually in agreement or understanding. Here are three simple examples of its usage in the L’impératif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Dodine un peu moins fort, tu vas réveiller le bébé. (Nod a little less loudly, you’ll wake the baby.)
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Dodinez pour me dire que vous avez compris. (Nod to let me know that you understand.)
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Dodinez plus doucement, vous allez donner le mal de mer aux autres passagers. (Nod more gently, you’ll give the other passengers seasickness.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dodiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dodine | Dodine-moi un peu. | Pat me a little. |
tu | dodine | Dodine tes cheveux. | Tuck your hair. |
il | dodine | Il dodine sa fille pour l’endormir. | He rocks his daughter to sleep. |
elle | dodine | Elle dodine son bébé. | She rocks her baby. |
on | dodine | On dodine en écoutant de la musique. | We rock while listening to music. |
nous | dodinons | Dodinons-nous avant de dormir. | Let’s rock ourselves to sleep. |
vous | dodinez | Dodinez doucement. | Rock gently. |
ils | dodinent | Ils dodinent sur le canapé. | They are rocking on the couch. |
elles | dodinent | Elles dodinent ensemble. | They are rocking together. |
Other Conjugations for Dodiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
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Dodiner – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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