L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of the French verb dénigrer is “to denigrate” or “to belittle.” It is pronounced as “dey-nee-gre.”
The word dénigrer comes from the Latin word “denigrare,” which means “to blacken” or “to make dark.” In French, it is most commonly used in the everyday language to express criticism or disapproval of someone or something.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, dénigrer is used to give a command or request to denigrate someone or something. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Ne dénigrez pas mon travail ! (Do not denigrate my work!)
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Dénigrons ensemble cette mauvaise idée. (Let’s denigrate this bad idea together.)
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N’écoutez pas ceux qui vous dénigrent. (Do not listen to those who denigrate you.)
English translations:
- Do not criticize my work!
- Let’s belittle this bad idea together.
- Do not listen to those who belittle you.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénigre | Ne dénigre pas les autres. | Don’t belittle others. |
tu | dénigre | Dénigre-le autant que tu veux. | Belittle him as much as you want. |
il | dénigre | Il dénigre souvent ses collègues. | He often belittles his colleagues. |
elle | dénigre | Elle dénigre constamment son ex. | She constantly belittles her ex. |
on | dénigre | On dénigre les gens par jalousie. | People belittle others out of jealousy. |
nous | dénigrons | Dénigrons ces fausses rumeurs. | Let’s belittle these false rumors. |
vous | dénigrez | Dénigrez leurs compétences. | Belittle their skills. |
ils | dénigrent | Ils dénigrent toujours les autres. | They always belittle others. |
elles | dénigrent | Elles dénigrent leur propre travail. | They belittle their own work. |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – 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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