L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Introduction to the verb décontenancer
The English translation of the French verb décontenancer is to disconcert, to unsettle, or to fluster. It is pronounced as “day-kon-tuh-nahn-say”.
The language origin of décontenancer can be traced back to the Old French word “contenance”, which means behavior or composure. The prefix “dé-” adds a negative connotation to the verb, making it mean the opposite of maintaining composure or causing someone to lose their composure.
In everyday French, décontenancer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the English infinitive form. It is usually used in formal or academic contexts.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je déteste être décontenancé en public. (I hate being flustered in public.)
- Le discours du président a décontenancé tout le public. (The president’s speech unsettled the entire audience.)
- Elle a été décontenancée par les questions difficiles posées lors de l’interview. (She was disconcerted by the difficult questions asked during the interview.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décontenancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décontenance | Je décontenance mes adversaires. | I disconcert my opponents. |
tu | décontenances | Tu décontenances tes collègues. | You disconcert your colleagues. |
il | décontenance | Il décontenance l’audience. | He disconcerts the audience. |
elle | décontenance | Elle décontenance le jury. | She disconcerts the jury. |
on | décontenance | On décontenance l’opposition. | We disconcert the opposition. |
nous | décontenançons | Nous décontenançons notre adversaire. | We disconcert our opponent. |
vous | décontenancez | Vous décontenancez les spectateurs. | You disconcert the spectators. |
ils | décontenancent | Ils décontenancent leurs rivaux. | They disconcert their rivals. |
elles | décontenancent | Elles décontenancent la foule. | They disconcert the crowd. |
Other Conjugations for Décontenancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer (this article)
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Décontenancer – 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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