L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Introduction to the verb destiner
The English translation of the French verb destiner is “to destine” or “to intend.” It is pronounced as “deh-stee-nay.”
The language origin of destiner comes from the Latin word “destinare,” meaning “to determine” or “to appoint.” In everyday French, destiner is often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used for giving commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Destinez-vous à réussir dans la vie. (Destine yourself to succeed in life.)
- Destinez ces fleurs à votre mère pour son anniversaire. (Destine these flowers for your mother for her birthday.)
- Destinez votre temps à des activités qui vous passionnent. (Destine your time to activities that you are passionate about.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of destiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | destine | Je destine mes économies à un voyage. | I plan to use my savings for a trip. |
tu | destine | Destine ce cadeau à ta mère. | Give this gift to your mother. |
il | destine | Il destine sa vie à aider les autres. | He dedicates his life to helping others. |
elle | destine | Elle destine sa carrière à la médecine. | She is dedicating her career to medicine. |
on | destine | On destine ce terrain à construire des maisons. | We plan to use this land to build houses. |
nous | destinons | Destinons cet argent à la recherche. | Let’s allocate this money to research. |
vous | destinez | Destinez vos efforts à des projets utiles. | Direct your efforts towards useful projects. |
ils | destinent | Ils destinent leur temps libre à voyager. | They dedicate their free time to traveling. |
elles | destinent | Elles destinent ces vêtements à une association. | They are donating these clothes to an organization. |
Other Conjugations for Destiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
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Destiner – 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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