Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Introduction to the verb démériter
The English translation of the French verb démériter is “to deserve less” or “to be unworthy”. The infinitive form, démériter, is pronounced as “day-may-ree-tay”.
Démériter originated from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “to undo” or “to remove”) and the verb “mériter” (meaning “to deserve”). It is commonly used in everyday French to express the idea of someone being undeserving or not living up to expectations.
Examples:
- Il a démérité cette promotion. (He deserved less this promotion.)
- Ne te laisse pas démériter par les critiques. (Don’t let yourself be unworthy because of the criticism.)
- Les actions de ce politicien déméritent la confiance du peuple. (The actions of this politician deserve less the trust of the people.)
Démériter – 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 démériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | démérite | Je démérite | I don’t deserve |
Tu | démérites | Tu démérites | You don’t deserve |
Il | démérite | Il démérite | He doesn’t deserve |
Elle | démérite | Elle démérite | She doesn’t deserve |
On | démérite | On démérite | One doesn’t deserve |
Nous | déméritons | Nous déméritons | We don’t deserve |
Vous | déméritez | Vous déméritez | You don’t deserve |
Ils | déméritent | Ils déméritent | They don’t deserve |
Elles | déméritent | Elles déméritent | They don’t deserve |
Other Conjugations for Démériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
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