L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Introduction to the verb démériter
The English translation of the French verb démériter is “to lose merit” or “to fail to deserve”. The infinitive form of démériter is pronounced as “deh-meh-ree-teh”.
Démériter comes from the French words “dé-” which means “dis-” and “mérite” which means “merit”. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense of the infinitive form.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je ne veux pas démériter : This translates to “I don’t want to lose merit” or “I don’t want to fail to deserve”.
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Tu risques de démériter si tu continues à travailler de cette façon : This translates to “You risk losing merit if you continue to work like this” or “You risk failing to deserve if you continue to work like this”.
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Il faut travailler dur pour ne pas démériter : This translates to “We must work hard to not lose merit” or “We must work hard to not fail to deserve”.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of démériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démérite | Je démérite la punition. | I deserve the punishment. |
tu | démérites | Tu démérites une récompense. | You deserve a reward. |
il | démérite | Il démérite le succès. | He does not deserve the success. |
elle | démérite | Elle démérite l’attention. | She does not deserve the attention. |
on | démérite | On démérite cette opportunité. | We do not deserve this opportunity. |
nous | déméritons | Nous déméritons ces critiques. | We deserve these criticisms. |
vous | déméritez | Vous déméritez cette promotion. | You do not deserve this promotion. |
ils | déméritent | Ils déméritent ces éloges. | They do not deserve these praises. |
elles | déméritent | Elles déméritent cette confiance. | They do not deserve this trust. |
Other Conjugations for Démériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter (this article)
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Démériter – 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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