L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Introduction to the verb décapoter
The English translation of the French verb décapoter is “to open (a car) top.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-poh-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word décapoter comes from the French word “capote,” meaning “car top” or “convertible top.” It is a combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates removal or separation, and the verb “capoter,” which means “to put a car top up or down.”
In everyday French, décapoter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of opening a car’s convertible top. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to reveal” or “to expose.”
Examples:
- Je vais décapoter la voiture pour profiter du soleil. (I am going to open the car top to enjoy the sun.)
- Il faut décapoter avant de laver la voiture. (We need to open the top before washing the car.)
- Les journalistes ont réussi à décapoter le scandale politique. (The journalists were able to uncover the political scandal.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décapote | Je décapote la voiture. | I take the top down on the car. |
tu | décapotes | Tu décapotes vite. | You take the top down quickly. |
il | décapote | Il décapote la décapotable. | He takes the top down on the convertible. |
elle | décapote | Elle décapote au soleil. | She takes the top down in the sun. |
on | décapote | On décapote la voiture. | We take the top down on the car. |
nous | décapotons | Nous décapotons ensemble. | We take the top down together. |
vous | décapotez | Vous décapotez la voiture. | You take the top down on the car. |
ils | décapotent | Ils décapotent en riant. | They take the top down while laughing. |
elles | décapotent | Elles décapotent leur voiture. | They take the top down on their car. |
Other Conjugations for Décapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter (this article)
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Décapoter – 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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