L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Introduction to the verb daigner
The English translation of the French verb daigner is “to deign.” It is pronounced as “dehn-yay.”
The word daigner comes from the Old French word “deignier,” which evolved from the Latin word “dignari,” meaning “to deem worthy.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express a sense of condescension or disdain.
Here are three simple examples of daigner being used in the infinitive present tense with their respective English translations:
- Je ne daigne pas répondre à ses provocations. (I do not deign to respond to his provocations.)
- Elle daigne enfin nous accorder une audience. (She finally deigns to grant us an audience.)
- Nous espérons qu’il daignera nous donner une réponse bientôt. (We hope that he will deign to give us an answer soon.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of daigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | daigne | Je daigne aider. | I deign to help. |
tu | daignes | Tu daignes sourire. | You deign to smile. |
il | daigne | Il daigne répondre. | He deigns to answer. |
elle | daigne | Elle daigne m’écouter. | She deigns to listen to me. |
on | daigne | On daigne m’inviter. | We deign to invite me. |
nous | daignons | Nous daignons assister. | We deign to attend. |
vous | daignez | Vous daignez accepter. | You deign to accept. |
ils | daignent | Ils daignent discuter. | They deign to discuss. |
elles | daignent | Elles daignent m’aider. | They deign to help me. |
Other Conjugations for Daigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner (this article)
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Daigner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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