Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Introduction to the verb douer
The English translation of the French verb “douer” is “to endow.” The infinitive form “douer” is pronounced as “doo-ay.”
The verb “douer” comes from the Latin word “dotare,” meaning “to give as a gift.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the act of providing someone or something with a quality or attribute.
Examples:
- Il a été doué d’une grande intelligence. (He was endowed with great intelligence.)
- Cette école est douée d’excellents professeurs. (This school is endowed with excellent teachers.)
- Elle a été douée d’un talent artistique exceptionnel. (She was endowed with exceptional artistic talent.)
Douer – 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 douer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | doie | Je doie un cadeau à mon ami. | I owe a gift to my friend. |
tu | doies | Tu doies de l’argent à ton frère. | You owe money to your brother. |
il | doie | Il doie une explication à son patron. | He owes an explanation to his boss. |
elle | doie | Elle doie une faveur à sa voisine. | She owes a favor to her neighbor. |
on | doit | On doit être prudents sur la route. | We must be careful on the road. |
nous | devons | Nous devons étudier pour l’examen. | We must study for the exam. |
vous | devez | Vous devez rendre ce livre à la bibliothèque. | You must return this book to the library. |
ils | doivent | Ils doivent partir tôt demain. | They must leave early tomorrow. |
elles | doivent | Elles doivent acheter du pain pour le dîner. | They must buy bread for dinner. |
Other Conjugations for Douer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
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