Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to go bankrupt” or “to run out of money.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-vay.”
The word décaver is derived from the Latin word “cavare” meaning “to hollow out.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si je gagnais au loto, je ne décaverais plus jamais. (If I won the lottery, I would never go bankrupt again.)
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Nous décaverions si nous continuions à dépenser autant. (We would go bankrupt if we kept spending so much.)
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Vous décaveriez vos économies si vous achetiez cette voiture de luxe. (You would run out of your savings if you bought this luxury car.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décaverais | Je décaverais mon compte. | I would empty my account. |
tu | décaverais | Tu décaverais ta bouteille. | You would finish your bottle. |
il | décaverait | Il décaverait la soirée. | He would ruin the party. |
elle | décaverait | Elle décaverait son corps. | She would exhaust her body. |
on | décaverait | On décaverait la musique. | One would ruin the music. |
nous | décaverions | Nous décaverions le bar. | We would empty the bar. |
vous | décaveriez | Vous décaveriez tout. | You would finish everything. |
ils | décaveraient | Ils décaveraient le gâteau. | They would ruin the cake. |
elles | décaveraient | Elles décaveraient les lieux. | They would ruin the place. |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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Décaver – 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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