L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Introduction to the verb deviner
The English translation of the French verb deviner is “to guess.” It is pronounced as “de-vee-neh” in the infinitive form.
The word deviner comes from the Latin verb “divinare,” meaning “to predict” or “to foretell.” In everyday French, deviner is often used to express the act of making an educated guess or prediction about something.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, deviner is used to give a command or make a suggestion. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Devine ce que j’ai acheté au marché. (Guess what I bought at the market.)
- Devinez où il est parti en vacances. (Guess where he went on vacation.)
- Devinons la réponse ensemble. (Let’s guess the answer together.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of deviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | devine | Devine quel est cet objet. | Guess what this object is. |
tu | devine | Devine la réponse. | Guess the answer. |
il | devine | Il devine toujours mes pensées. | He always guesses my thoughts. |
elle | devine | Elle devine facilement les émotions des autres. | She easily guesses other people’s emotions. |
on | devine | On devine le résultat final. | We guess the final result. |
nous | devinons | Devinons ensemble la solution. | Let’s guess the solution together. |
vous | devinez | Devinez le nombre de bougies. | Guess the number of candles. |
ils | devinent | Ils devinent les intentions de leur patron. | They guess their boss’s intentions. |
elles | devinent | Elles devinent rapidement les réponses. | They quickly guess the answers. |
Other Conjugations for Deviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
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Deviner – 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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