L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Introduction to the verb déboussoler
The English translation of déboussoler is “to disorient.” It is pronounced “day-boo-soh-lay.”
Déboussoler comes from the French word “boussole,” meaning “compass,” and the prefix “dé,” which indicates a reversal or negation. Therefore, déboussoler literally means “to lose one’s direction or bearings.”
In everyday French, déboussoler is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe a feeling of confusion or disorientation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je déboussole facilement dans les grandes villes. (I easily get disoriented in big cities.)
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La nouvelle a déboussolé toute l’équipe. (The news completely disoriented the entire team.)
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Les changements constants dans l’emploi du temps ont déboussolé les élèves. (The constant changes in the schedule disoriented the students.)
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I easily get disoriented in big cities.
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The news completely disoriented the entire team.
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The constant changes in the schedule disoriented the students.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of déboussoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déboussole | Je déboussole facilement. | I easily lose my mind. |
tu | déboussoles | Tu déboussoles tes amis. | You confuse your friends. |
il | déboussole | Il déboussole la classe. | He confuses the class. |
elle | déboussole | Elle déboussole ses parents. | She confuses her parents. |
on | déboussole | On déboussole le public. | We confuse the audience. |
nous | déboussolons | Nous déboussolons nos collègues. | We confuse our colleagues. |
vous | déboussolez | Vous déboussolez les touristes. | You confuse the tourists. |
ils | déboussolent | Ils déboussolent leur professeur. | They confuse their teacher. |
elles | déboussolent | Elles déboussolent leur famille. | They confuse their family. |
Other Conjugations for Déboussoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler (this article)
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Déboussoler – 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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