Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Introduction to the verb désinvestir
The English translation of the French verb désinvestir is “to divest.” The infinitive form is pronounced deh-zahn-vehs-teer.
The word désinvestir comes from the prefix “des-” meaning “away” or “undo” and the verb “investir” meaning “to invest.” Together, désinvestir refers to the act of withdrawing or disinvesting from something.
In everyday French, désinvestir is commonly used in financial contexts, such as when talking about selling stocks or divesting from a business. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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J’ai décidé de désinvestir de cette entreprise car elle n’est plus rentable. (I decided to divest from this company because it is no longer profitable.)
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Les investisseurs étrangers ont commencé à désinvestir en raison de l’instabilité politique du pays. (Foreign investors have started to divest due to the political instability in the country.)
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Nous devons désinvestir de certains secteurs pour nous concentrer sur notre cœur de métier. (We need to divest from certain sectors to focus on our core business.)
Désinvestir – 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 désinvestir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désinvestis | Je désinvestis dans cette entreprise. | I am divesting from this company. |
Tu | désinvestis | Tu désinvestis trop rapidement. | You divest too quickly. |
Il | désinvestit | Il désinvestit ses actions. | He is divesting his shares. |
Elle | désinvestit | Elle désinvestit de son portefeuille. | She is divesting from her portfolio. |
On | désinvestit | On désinvestit en ce moment. | We are divesting right now. |
Nous | désinvestissons | Nous désinvestissons notre capital. | We are divesting our capital. |
Vous | désinvestissez | Vous désinvestissez dans le secteur financier. | You are divesting in the financial sector. |
Ils | désinvestissent | Ils désinvestissent dans l’immobilier. | They are divesting in real estate. |
Elles | désinvestissent | Elles désinvestissent dans les énergies fossiles. | They are divesting in fossil fuels. |
Other Conjugations for Désinvestir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désinvestir
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