L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Introduction to the verb déboiser
The English translation of the French verb déboiser is “to deforest” or “to clear (of trees)”. It is pronounced “day-bwah-zay” in its infinitive form.
Déboiser comes from the Old French word desboscer, which is derived from the Latin word desboscāre, meaning “to cut down trees”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 17th century.
In everyday French, déboiser is most often used to describe the action of removing trees or vegetation from an area for human purposes, such as agriculture or urban development. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to strip or clear something entirely”.
Examples:
- Nous devons déboiser cette forêt pour construire une autoroute. (We have to deforest this forest to build a highway.)
- Les agriculteurs ont déboisé une grande partie de la vallée pour faire place à leurs cultures. (The farmers cleared a large part of the valley to make room for their crops.)
- L’entreprise a déboisé les terres pour y construire un complexe résidentiel. (The company cleared the land to build a residential complex.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of déboiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déboise | Je déboise la forêt. | I deforest the forest. |
tu | déboises | Tu déboises beaucoup. | You deforest a lot. |
il | déboise | Il déboise les arbres. | He deforests the trees. |
elle | déboise | Elle déboise la région. | She deforests the region. |
on | déboise | On déboise pour construire. | We deforest to build. |
nous | déboisons | Nous déboisons la zone. | We are deforesting the area. |
vous | déboisez | Vous déboisez trop. | You deforest too much. |
ils | déboisent | Ils déboisent la forêt. | They deforest the forest. |
elles | déboisent | Elles déboisent les arbustes. | They deforest the shrubs. |
Other Conjugations for Déboiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser (this article)
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Déboiser – 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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