L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

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Introduction to the verb débâillonner

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The English translation of the French verb débâillonner is “to ungag” or “to remove a gag.” The infinitive form of débâillonner is pronounced as “day-bah-yoh-nay.”

Débâillonner comes from the French words dé- (meaning “remove”) and bâillon (meaning “gag”). It is primarily used in its reflexive form, se débâillonner, which translates to “to ungag oneself.”

In everyday French, débâillonner is used to describe the action of removing a physical gag or to express the idea of freeing oneself from a figurative restraint or restriction.

Examples in L’infinitif Présent tense:

  1. Je dois me débâillonner pour pouvoir parler. (I have to ungag myself in order to speak.)
  2. Les manifestants ont réussi à se débâillonner et ont pu exprimer leurs revendications. (The protesters managed to ungag themselves and were able to express their demands.)
  3. Pour résoudre le conflit, il faut que les deux parties se débâillonnent et s’écoutent mutuellement. (To resolve the conflict, both parties need to ungag themselves and listen to each other.)

English translations:

  1. I have to remove the gag to be able to speak.
  2. The protesters managed to free themselves and were able to express their demands.
  3. To resolve the conflict, both parties need to break free and listen to each other.

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of débâillonner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je débâillonne Je débâillonne la porte. I un-gag the door.
tu débâillonnes Tu débâillonnes le chien. You un-muzzle the dog.
il débâillonne Il débâillonne le prisonnier. He un-gags the prisoner.
elle débâillonne Elle débâillonne le bébé. She un-gags the baby.
on débâillonne On débâillonne le colis. We un-gag the package.
nous débâillonnons Nous débâillonnons la victime. We un-gag the victim.
vous débâillonnez Vous débâillonnez le chat. You un-muzzle the cat.
ils débâillonnent Ils débâillonnent la bouche. They un-gag the mouth.
elles débâillonnent Elles débâillonnent la fenêtre. They un-gag the window.

Other Conjugations for Débâillonner.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner  (this article)

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Débâillonner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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