Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of the French verb dénigrer is “to denigrate” or “to belittle.” It is pronounced as “dey-nee-gruh” in its infinitive form.
The word dénigrer comes from the Latin word “denigrare,” which means “to blacken” or “to make dark.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of dénigrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, je n’aurais pas dénigré ton travail. (If I had known, I wouldn’t have denigrated your work.)
- Il aurait été très blessé si tu avais dénigré son intelligence. (He would have been very hurt if you had denigrated his intelligence.)
- Nous aurions dénigré cette idée s’il n’y avait pas eu autant de critiques positives. (We would have denigrated this idea if there hadn’t been so many positive reviews.)
In these examples, dénigrer is used to express the idea of speaking ill of someone or something, often with the intention of belittling or disparaging them. The Conditionnel Passé tense is used to indicate that the action of dénigrer would have taken place in the past, but it did not actually happen.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dénigré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dénigré. | I would have denigrated you. |
tu | aurais dénigré | Tu aurais dénigré plus tôt. | You would have denigrated earlier. |
il | aurait dénigré | Il aurait dénigré le travail de sa collègue. | He would have denigrated his colleague’s work. |
elle | aurait dénigré | Elle aurait dénigré ses ennemis. | She would have denigrated her enemies. |
on | aurait dénigré | On aurait dénigré ses idées. | One would have denigrated his/her ideas. |
nous | aurions dénigré | Nous aurions dénigré en public. | We would have denigrated in public. |
vous | auriez dénigré | Vous auriez dénigré les autres. | You would have denigrated others. |
ils | auraient dénigré | Ils auraient dénigré leurs concurrents. | They would have denigrated their competitors. |
elles | auraient dénigré | Elles auraient dénigré son travail. | They (female) would have denigrated her work. |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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