Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Introduction to the verb démentir
The English translation of the French verb démentir is “to deny” or “to refute.” It is pronounced as “day-mon-teer” in its infinitive form.
The word démentir comes from the Latin word “mentiri,” which means “to lie.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the act of contradicting or disproving something that has been said or claimed.
Examples:
- Je démens les accusations qui ont été portées contre moi. (I deny the accusations that have been made against me.)
- Elle a démenti les rumeurs de sa démission. (She refuted the rumors of her resignation.)
- Nous avons démenti les fausses informations présentes dans l’article. (We have denied the false information in the article.)
Démentir – 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 démentir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je démens | Je démens mes propos. | I deny my statements. |
Tu | tu démens | Tu démens toujours. | You always deny. |
Il | il dément | Il dément ses mensonges. | He denies his lies. |
Elle | elle dément | Elle dément l’accusation. | She denies the accusation. |
On | on dément | On dément en public. | We deny in public. |
Nous | nous démentons | Nous démentons les rumeurs. | We deny the rumors. |
Vous | vous démentez | Vous démentez les faits. | You deny the facts. |
Ils | ils démentent | Ils démentent les allégations. | They deny the allegations. |
Elles | elles démentent | Elles démentent les accusations. | They deny the accusations. |
Other Conjugations for Démentir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démentir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démentir
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