Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of dénigrer is “to denigrate.” It is pronounced as “day-nee-grer” in its infinitive form.
The word dénigrer comes from the Latin word “denigrare” which means “to blacken” or “to make dark.” In everyday French, dénigrer is most often used in its Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation, often with a negative connotation.
Three examples of dénigrer in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations are:
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Si j’étais toi, je ne dénigrerais pas tes collègues. (If I were you, I wouldn’t denigrate your colleagues.)
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Elle ne dénigrerait pas ses concurrents si elle était plus sûre d’elle. (She wouldn’t denigrate her competitors if she were more confident.)
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Nous ne dénigrerions pas leur travail si nous en étions capables. (We wouldn’t denigrate their work if we were capable of it.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénigrerais | Je dénigrerais ses accomplissements. | I would denigrate his achievements. |
tu | dénigrerais | Tu dénigrerais les autres. | You would denigrate others. |
il | dénigrerait | Il dénigrerait cette idée. | He would denigrate this idea. |
elle | dénigrerait | Elle dénigrerait son travail. | She would denigrate her work. |
on | dénigrerait | On dénigrerait les critiques. | One would denigrate the critics. |
nous | dénigrerions | Nous dénigrerions ce projet. | We would denigrate this project. |
vous | dénigreriez | Vous dénigreriez ses talents. | You would denigrate his talents. |
ils | dénigreraient | Ils dénigreraient cette culture. | They would denigrate this culture. |
elles | dénigreraient | Elles dénigreraient ses choix. | They would denigrate her choices. |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – 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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