L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Introduction to the verb décapiter
The English translation of the French verb décapiter is “to decapitate.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-pee-tay.”
The word décapiter comes from the Latin word “caput,” meaning “head,” and the prefix “de-,” meaning “down.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, décapiter is most often used in the infinitive form as a verb, and in the present tense, it becomes “décapiter.” It is typically used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) in compound tenses.
Here are three simple examples of décapiter in the present tense and their English translations:
- Je vais décapiter le poulet pour le dîner. (I am going to decapitate the chicken for dinner.)
- Ils décapitent les animaux avant de les mettre en vente. (They decapitate the animals before putting them up for sale.)
- Elle décapite les fleurs fanées de son jardin. (She decapitates the wilted flowers in her garden.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décapiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décapite | Je décapite le poulet. | I behead the chicken. |
tu | décapites | Tu décapites le monstre. | You behead the monster. |
il | décapite | Il décapite les ennemis. | He beheads the enemies. |
elle | décapite | Elle décapite les fleurs. | She beheads the flowers. |
on | décapite | On décapite les victimes. | We behead the victims. |
nous | décapitons | Nous décapitons les criminels. | We behead the criminals. |
vous | décapitez | Vous décapitez les têtes. | You behead the heads. |
ils | décapitent | Ils décapitent les traîtres. | They behead the traitors. |
elles | décapitent | Elles décapitent les animaux. | They behead the animals. |
Other Conjugations for Décapiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter (this article)
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Décapiter – 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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