L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Introduction to the verb dévirer
The English translation of the French verb dévirer is “to deviate” or “to deviate from”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-vee-ray”.
Dévirer comes from the Old French word “devier”, which means “to turn aside”. It is derived from the Latin word “diversus”, meaning “different” or “opposite”.
In everyday French, dévirer is most often used to describe a physical or metaphorical deviation from a planned course or direction.
Here are three examples of dévirer being used in the L’infinitif Présent tense:
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Nous devions suivre la route principale, mais nous avons dû dévirer à cause d’un accident. (We were supposed to follow the main road, but we had to deviate because of an accident.)
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Mon ami a déviré de ses études de droit pour se consacrer à la musique. (My friend deviated from his law studies to pursue music.)
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Il faut éviter de dévirer du sujet pendant la réunion. (We must avoid deviating from the subject during the meeting.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dévirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dévire | Je dévire la situation. | I turn around the situation. |
tu | dévires | Tu dévires trop vite. | You are turning too fast. |
il | dévire | Il dévire toujours. | He always turns around. |
elle | dévire | Elle dévire à droite. | She turns right. |
on | dévire | On dévire ensemble. | We turn together. |
nous | dévirons | Nous dévirons à gauche. | We will turn left. |
vous | dévirez | Vous dévirez le volant. | You turn the steering wheel. |
ils | dévirent | Ils dévirent en même temps. | They turn at the same time. |
elles | dévirent | Elles dévirent la voiture. | They turn the car. |
Other Conjugations for Dévirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer (this article)
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Dévirer – 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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