Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Introduction to the verb décontenancer
The English translation of the French verb décontenancer is “to disconcert” or “to unsettle.” The infinitive form, décontenancer, is pronounced as “day-kon-tuhn-ahns-sey.”
The language origin of décontenancer can be traced back to the Latin word “contenere,” meaning “to contain” or “to repress.” In French, the prefix “dé-” adds a sense of negation or reversal to this root, resulting in the meaning of “to uncontain” or “to unsettle.”
In everyday French, décontenancer is often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is formed by combining the verb aller (to go) with the infinitive form of the verb. This tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the near future.
Here are three simple examples of décontenancer in the Futur Proche tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je vais décontenancer mes parents en leur annonçant ma décision de partir à l’étranger. (I am going to disconcert my parents by telling them my decision to go abroad.)
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Est-ce que cette nouvelle va te décontenancer? (Is this news going to unsettle you?)
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Nous allons décontenancer nos invités en leur montrant nos talents de danseurs. (We are going to disconcert our guests by showing them our dancing skills.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of décontenancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais décontenancer | Je vais décontenancer mes collègues. | I am going to unsettle my colleagues. |
tu | vas décontenancer | Tu vas décontenancer ta famille. | You are going to disconcert your family. |
il | va décontenancer | Il va décontenancer ses professeurs. | He is going to disconcert his teachers. |
elle | va décontenancer | Elle va décontenancer ses amis. | She is going to unsettle her friends. |
on | va décontenancer | On va décontenancer les clients. | We/One are going to unsettle the clients. |
nous | allons décontenancer | Nous allons décontenancer le public. | We are going to disconcert the audience. |
vous | allez décontenancer | Vous allez décontenancer vos collègues. | You are going to unsettle your colleagues. |
ils | vont décontenancer | Ils vont décontenancer le jury. | They are going to disconcert the jury. |
elles | vont décontenancer | Elles vont décontenancer leurs partenaires. | They are going to unsettle their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Décontenancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
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Décontenancer – 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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