L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déchiffonner

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The English translation of the French verb déchiffonner is “to crumple” or “to rumple.” It is pronounced “day-shee-fawn-ay.”

The language origin of déchiffonner comes from the prefix “de-” meaning “undo” or “reverse” and the verb “chiffonner” meaning “to crumple.” Together, déchiffonner literally means “to un-crumple” or “to un-rumple.”

In everyday French, déchiffonner is often used in its infinitive form as a reflexive verb, déchiffonner se, to mean “to untidy oneself” or “to become disheveled.” Here are three examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense:

  1. Je me déchiffonne avant de sortir de mon lit le matin. (I untidy myself before getting out of bed in the morning.)
  2. Elle se déchiffonne en dansant toute la nuit. (She becomes disheveled while dancing all night.)
  3. Les enfants se déchiffonnent en jouant dans la boue. (The children get untidy while playing in the mud.)

In all of these examples, déchiffonner se is used to describe the action of becoming disheveled or untidy.

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of déchiffonner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je déchiffonne Je déchiffonne le mot. I decipher the word.
tu déchiffonnes Tu déchiffonnes le code. You decipher the code.
il déchiffonne Il déchiffonne le message. He deciphers the message.
elle déchiffonne Elle déchiffonne la lettre. She deciphers the letter.
on déchiffonne On déchiffonne le document. We decipher the document.
nous déchiffrons Nous déchiffrons l’énigme. We decipher the riddle.
vous déchiffrez Vous déchiffrez le texte. You decipher the text.
ils déchiffonnent Ils déchiffonnent le dossier. They decipher the file.
elles déchiffonnent Elles déchiffonnent le livre. They decipher the book.

Other Conjugations for Déchiffonner.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiffonner  (this article)

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Déchiffonner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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