L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Introduction to the verb découcher
The English translation of the French verb découcher is “to spend the night away from home.” It is pronounced as “day-koo-shay.”
The word découcher comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “away” and the verb “coucher” meaning “to sleep.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the infinitive present tense, which is the basic form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of découcher being used in the l’infinitif présent tense:
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Je vais découcher chez mon amie ce soir. (I am going to spend the night away from home at my friend’s place tonight.)
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Nous avons décidé de découcher pour notre anniversaire de mariage. (We have decided to spend the night away from home for our wedding anniversary.)
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Il ne faut pas découcher trop souvent. (One should not spend the night away from home too often.)
English translations:
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I am going to spend the night away from home at my friend’s place tonight.
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We have decided to spend the night away from home for our wedding anniversary.
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One should not spend the night away from home too often.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of découcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | découche | Je découche tous les week-ends. | I stay out all weekends. |
tu | découches | Tu découches tard. | You stay out late. |
il | découche | Il découche souvent. | He stays out often. |
elle | découche | Elle découche parfois. | She stays out sometimes. |
on | découche | On découche ensemble. | We stay out together. |
nous | découchons | Nous découchons rarement. | We rarely stay out. |
vous | découcher | Vous découcher tôt. | You stay out early. |
ils | découchent | Ils découchent tard. | They stay out late. |
elles | découchent | Elles découchent ensemble. | They stay out together. |
Other Conjugations for Découcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher (this article)
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Découcher – 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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