L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Introduction to the verb dénoyer
The English translation of the French verb dénoyer is “to untangle” or “to unravel.” The infinitive form, dénoyer, is pronounced as “day-nwah-yay.”
Dénoyer comes from the Old French word “desnoier,” which comes from the Latin word “disnodare,” meaning “to untie” or “to unfasten.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of untangling or unraveling something.
Here are three simple examples of dénoyer used in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their English translations:
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Je dois dénoyer mes cheveux avant de les brosser.
Translation: I have to untangle my hair before brushing it. -
Nous allons dénoyer la situation avant qu’elle ne s’aggrave.
Translation: We are going to untangle the situation before it gets worse. -
Il faut dénoyer la corde pour la libérer.
Translation: We need to unravel the rope to set it free.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dénoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénoie | Je dénoie le fil. | I untangle the thread. |
tu | dénoies | Tu dénoies les cheveux. | You untangle the hair. |
il | dénoie | Il dénoie les chaînes. | He untangles the chains. |
elle | dénoie | Elle dénoie la corde. | She untangles the rope. |
on | dénoie | On dénoie le problème. | We untangle the problem. |
nous | dénoyons | Nous dénoyons la situation. | We untangle the situation. |
vous | dénoyez | Vous dénoyez le sac. | You untangle the bag. |
ils | dénoient | Ils dénoient le fil. | They untangle the thread. |
elles | dénoient | Elles dénoient la chaîne. | They untangle the chain. |
Other Conjugations for Dénoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer (this article)
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Dénoyer – 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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