L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to go broke” or “to lose all one’s money.” The infinitive form of décaver is pronounced “day-kah-vay.”
The word décaver is derived from the French word “cave,” which means “cellar” or “basement,” and is likely related to the idea of storing or hiding one’s money. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif présent tense, which is the basic form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of décaver being used in the L’infinitif présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je ne veux pas décaver mes économies. (I don’t want to go broke with my savings.)
- Nous devons faire attention à ne pas décaver nos finances. (We have to be careful not to lose all our money.)
- Les joueurs ont décavé tous leurs gains en une seule soirée. (The players lost all their winnings in just one evening.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décave | Je décave l’hôtel. | I empty the hotel. |
tu | décaves | Tu décaves la bouteille. | You empty the bottle. |
il | décave | Il décave au bar. | He empties at the bar. |
elle | décave | Elle décave sa chambre. | She empties her room. |
on | décave | On décave le coffre. | We empty the safe. |
nous | décavons | Nous décavons ensemble. | We empty together. |
vous | décavez | Vous décavez vite. | You empty quickly. |
ils | décavent | Ils décavent le sol. | They empty the floor. |
elles | décavent | Elles décavent le frigo. | They empty the fridge. |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (this article)
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Décaver – 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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