Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to be hungover”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “de-ka-vey”.
The word décaver is derived from the French slang term “cave” which means “hangover”. It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the state of being hungover after consuming excessive alcohol.
Examples of usage:
- Hier soir, j’ai trop bu et ce matin je décave. (Last night, I drank too much and this morning I’m hungover.)
- Il ne peut pas sortir ce soir, il décave encore de la fête d’hier. (He can’t go out tonight, he’s still recovering from yesterday’s party.)
- Si tu ne veux pas décaver demain, évite de boire autant ce soir. (If you don’t want to be hungover tomorrow, try not to drink that much tonight.)
Décaver – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décave | Je décave la bouteille de vin. | I open the bottle of wine. |
Tu | décaves | Tu décaves les bières. | You open the beers. |
Il | décave | Il décave le champagne. | He opens the champagne. |
Elle | décave | Elle décave le whisky. | She opens the whiskey. |
On | décave | On décave toutes les boissons. | One opens all the drinks. |
Nous | décavons | Nous décavons les sodas. | We open the sodas. |
Vous | décavez | Vous décavez les cocktails. | You open the cocktails. |
Ils | décavent | Ils décavent les liqueurs. | They (masculine) open the liqueurs. |
Elles | décavent | Elles décavent les bouteilles d’eau. | They (feminine) open the bottles of water. |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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