Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Introduction to the verb dégravoyer
The English translation of the French verb dégravoyer is “to discourage” or “to dissuade.” It is pronounced as “day-gra-vwa-yay.”
Dégravoyer is derived from the French words “dé” meaning “away” and “graver” meaning “to engrave” or “to impress deeply.” Its original meaning was to erase or remove an impression or engraving.
In everyday French, dégravoyer is most often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is the near future tense, formed with the auxiliary verb “aller” followed by the infinitive form of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of dégravoyer in the Futur Proche tense:
- Je vais dégravoyer mes enfants de faire des bêtises. (I am going to discourage my children from doing silly things.)
- Ils vont essayer de dégravoyer leur patron pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire. (They are going to try to dissuade their boss in order to get a salary increase.)
- Nous allons dégravoyer nos amis de partir en vacances sans nous. (We are going to dissuade our friends from going on vacation without us.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of dégravoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais dégravoier | Je vais dégravoyer la situation. | I am going to defuse the situation. |
tu | vas dégravoyer | Tu vas dégravoyer ton discours. | You are going to soften your speech. |
il | va dégravoyer | Il va dégravoyer les critiques. | He is going to downplay the critics. |
elle | va dégravoyer | Elle va dégravoyer ses erreurs. | She is going to downplay her mistakes. |
on | va dégravoyer | On va dégravoyer la vérité. | We/One are going to downplay the truth. |
nous | allons dégravoyer | Nous allons dégravoyer nos opinions. | We are going to downplay our opinions. |
vous | allez dégravoyer | Vous allez dégravoyer le problème. | You are going to downplay the problem. |
ils | vont dégravoyer | Ils vont dégravoyer les tensions. | They are going to defuse the tensions. |
elles | vont dégravoyer | Elles vont dégravoyer les conflits. | They are going to downplay the conflicts. |
Other Conjugations for Dégravoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégravoyer
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Dégravoyer – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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