Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Introduction to the verb désapprendre
The English translation of the French verb désapprendre is “to unlearn.” It is pronounced as “day-zah-prawn-druh” in the infinitive form.
Désapprendre comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (meaning “un-” or “dis-“) and the verb “apprendre” (meaning “to learn”). It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of forgetting or abandoning knowledge or skills that were previously learned.
Examples:
- Je dois désapprendre ce que j’ai appris sur la façon de conduire en ville. (I have to unlearn what I learned about driving in the city.)
- Il est difficile de désapprendre ses mauvaises habitudes alimentaires. (It is difficult to unlearn one’s bad eating habits.)
- Elle a dû désapprendre son accent pour mieux s’intégrer dans son nouveau pays. (She had to unlearn her accent to better integrate into her new country.)
Désapprendre – 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 désapprendre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Désapprends | Je désapprends très vite. | I unlearn very quickly. |
Tu | Désapprends | Tu désapprends tes mauvaises habitudes. | You are unlearning your bad habits. |
Il | Désapprend | Il désapprend la programmation. | He is unlearning programming. |
Elle | Désapprend | Elle désapprend son accent. | She is unlearning her accent. |
On | Désapprend | On désapprend trop de choses inutiles. | We are unlearning too many useless things. |
Nous | Désapprenons | Nous désapprenons nos préjugés. | We are unlearning our prejudices. |
Vous | Désapprenez | Vous désapprenez vos mauvaises manières. | You are unlearning your bad manners. |
Ils | Désapprennent | Ils désapprennent leur langage familier. | They are unlearning their slang. |
Elles | Désapprennent | Elles désapprennent leurs vieilles croyances. | They are unlearning their old beliefs. |
Other Conjugations for Désapprendre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprendre
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