Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Introduction to the verb dodeliner
The English translation of the French verb dodeliner is “to nod” or “to bob one’s head.” It is pronounced as “doh-deh-lee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word dodeliner comes from the French word “dodelin,” which means “to sway” or “to rock.” It is most commonly used to describe the movement of a person’s head as they nod or bob it back and forth.
In everyday French, dodeliner is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or future action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais de l’argent, je dodelinerais la tête en signe d’approbation. (If I had money, I would nod my head in agreement.)
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Nous dodelinerions des têtes pendant le concert. (We would bob our heads during the concert.)
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Est-ce que tu dodelinerais la tête si je te demandais de m’épouser? (Would you nod your head if I asked you to marry me?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dodeliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dodelinerais | Je dodelinerais dans mon lit. | I would nod in my bed. |
tu | dodelinerais | Tu dodelinerais avec grâce. | You would nod gracefully. |
il | dodelinerait | Il dodelinerait en écoutant. | He would nod while listening. |
elle | dodelinerait | Elle dodelinerait de la tête. | She would nod her head. |
on | dodelinerait | On dodelinerait sur la balançoire. | One would nod on the swing. |
nous | dodelinerions | Nous dodelinerions en chantant. | We would nod while singing. |
vous | dodelineriez | Vous dodelineriez en classe. | You would nod in class. |
ils | dodelineraient | Ils dodelineraient en regardant la télé. | They would nod while watching TV. |
elles | dodelineraient | Elles dodelineraient en écrivant. | They would nod while writing. |
Other Conjugations for Dodeliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
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Dodeliner – 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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