L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” It is pronounced as “day-mo-tee-vay.”
The word démotiver is made up of two parts: “dé,” which is a prefix denoting a reversal of action, and “motiver,” which means “to motivate.” Therefore, démotiver literally means to reverse the action of motivating.
In everyday French, démotiver is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense infinitive form of the verb. This form is used to indicate the action of the verb in a general or abstract sense, without specifying a subject or time frame.
Here are three examples of démotiver in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Ne pas se laisser démotiver par les obstacles.
(Do not let yourself be demotivated by obstacles.) - Les critiques ne vont pas démotiver nos efforts.
(The criticisms will not demotivate our efforts.) - Il est important de ne pas démotiver les étudiants en leur donnant des tâches trop difficiles.
(It is important not to demotivate students by giving them tasks that are too difficult.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démotive | Je démotive mes élèves. | I demotivate my students. |
tu | démotives | Tu démotives ton équipe. | You demotivate your team. |
il | démotive | Il démotive ses employés. | He demotivates his employees. |
elle | démotive | Elle démotive ses collègues. | She demotivates her colleagues. |
on | démotive | On démotive les étudiants. | We demotivate the students. |
nous | démotivons | Nous démotivons les recrues. | We demotivate the recruits. |
vous | démotivez | Vous démotivez les stagiaires. | You demotivate the interns. |
ils | démotivent | Ils démotivent les travailleurs. | They demotivate the workers. |
elles | démotivent | Elles démotivent les employées. | They demotivate the employees. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
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Démotiver – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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