L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Introduction to the verb décaniller
The English translation of the French verb décaniller is “to leave/escape”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ka-nee-yay”.
Décaniller comes from the combination of two words: “dé-” meaning “away” and “canille” meaning “heel”. It originated from the slang used by workers in the construction industry, referring to escaping from work by leaving through a window or breaking a fence. It is now commonly used in everyday French to mean “to leave surreptitiously or quickly”.
Examples of décaniller in the infinitive present tense and their English translations are:
- Je veux décaniller avant que mes parents rentrent. (I want to leave before my parents come back.)
- Il a décanillé de la fête sans dire au revoir. (He left the party without saying goodbye.)
- Nous avons réussi à décaniller du bureau plus tôt aujourd’hui. (We managed to leave the office earlier today.)
In all these examples, décaniller is used to convey the idea of leaving or escaping from a place or situation. It is a casual and informal verb that is often used in spoken French.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décaniller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décanille | Je décanille mon vélo. | I unhook my bike. |
tu | décanilles | Tu décanilles la serrure. | You unhook the lock. |
il | décanille | Il décanille la porte. | He unhooks the door. |
elle | décanille | Elle décanille le téléphone. | She unhooks the phone. |
on | décanille | On décanille le câble. | We unhook the cable. |
nous | décanillons | Nous décanillons la clôture. | We unhook the fence. |
vous | décanillez | Vous décanillez le poisson. | You unhook the fish. |
ils | décanillent | Ils décanillent les rideaux. | They unhook the curtains. |
elles | décanillent | Elles décanillent les vêtements. | They unhook the clothes. |
Other Conjugations for Décaniller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller (this article)
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Décaniller – 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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