Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Introduction to the verb daigner
The English translation of the French verb daigner is “to deign.” The infinitive form of daigner is pronounced “deh-nyay.”
The word daigner comes from the Old French word “daingnier,” which comes from the Latin “dignari” meaning “to deem worthy.” In modern French, daigner is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a conditional or potential action, similar to the English “would.”
Example 1: Je ne daignerais pas répondre à leurs insultes.
Translation: I wouldn’t dignify their insults with a response.
Example 2: Tu daignerais m’accompagner à la fête ?
Translation: Would you deign to accompany me to the party?
Example 3: Ils daigneraient peut-être nous aider si nous leur demandions poliment.
Translation: They might deign to help us if we asked them politely.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of daigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | daignerais | Je ne daignerais même pas lui répondre. | I wouldn’t even deign to respond to him/her. |
tu | daignerais | Tu daignerais peut-être m’écouter. | You might deign to listen to me. |
il | daignerait | Il daignerait me saluer. | He would deign to greet me. |
elle | daignerait | Elle ne daignerait pas venir. | She wouldn’t deign to come. |
on | daignerait | On daignerait nous offrir un verre. | One would deign to offer us a drink. |
nous | daignerions | Nous ne daignerions pas y aller. | We wouldn’t deign to go there. |
vous | daigneriez | Vous daigneriez peut-être répondre à mes questions. | You might deign to answer my questions. |
ils | daigneraient | Ils ne daigneraient pas travailler ensemble. | They wouldn’t deign to work together. |
elles | daigneraient | Elles daigneraient peut-être nous inviter. | They might deign to invite us. |
Other Conjugations for Daigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
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Daigner – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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