L’impératif Présent (Imperative 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 lose merit.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-may-ree-tay.”
The verb démériter comes from the French prefix dé-, meaning “to remove” or “away,” and the verb mériter, meaning “to deserve.” It is typically used to express the idea of diminishing or losing merit.
In everyday French, this verb is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or make requests.
Example 1: “Ne démérite pas !” (Don’t deserve less!) This can be used as a command to encourage someone to continue to do their best and not lose merit.
Example 2: “Déméritons ensemble.” (Let’s lose merit together.) This can be used sarcastically to express the idea of purposely not trying to do well or deserving less.
Example 3: “Ne me démérite pas devant mes amis.” (Don’t make me lose merit in front of my friends.) This can be used to request someone to not embarrass or discredit them in front of others.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of démériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démérite | Je ne démérite pas ce succès. | I don’t deserve this success. |
tu | démérites | Tu démérites ce traitement. | You don’t deserve this treatment. |
il | démérite | Il ne démérite pas d’être aimé. | He doesn’t deserve to be loved. |
elle | démérite | Elle démérite cette récompense. | She doesn’t deserve this reward. |
on | démérite | On ne démérite pas de se reposer. | We don’t deserve to rest. |
nous | déméritons | Ne déméritons pas nos sacrifices. | Let’s not discredit our sacrifices. |
vous | déméritez | Vous ne déméritez pas cette promotion. | You don’t deserve this promotion. |
ils | déméritent | Ils déméritent cette attention. | They don’t deserve this attention. |
elles | déméritent | Elles déméritent ces critiques. | They don’t deserve these criticisms. |
Other Conjugations for Démériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
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Démériter – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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