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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb dédommager

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The English translation of the French verb dédommager is “to compensate” or “to reimburse.” The infinitive form of dédommager is pronounced as “day-doh-mah-zhey.”

Dédommager comes from the Old French word “domage” meaning “damage” or “harm,” which is derived from the Latin word “damnum.” In everyday French, dédommager is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about compensating for something, usually a loss or harm that has been done.

Examples:

  1. Nous devons dédommager les clients pour les retards de livraison. (We must compensate the customers for the delivery delays.)
  2. Il est important de dédommager les victimes de l’accident. (It is important to compensate the victims of the accident.)
  3. Les travailleurs seront dédommagés pour les heures supplémentaires. (The workers will be reimbursed for the overtime hours.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je dédommage Je dédommage mes clients. I compensate my clients.
tu dédommages Tu dédommages ton ami. You compensate your friend.
il dédommage Il dédommage son employé. He compensates his employee.
elle dédommage Elle dédommage son client. She compensates her client.
on dédommage On dédommage les victimes. We compensate the victims.
nous dédommageons Nous dédommageons les dommages. We compensate for the damages.
vous dédommagez Vous dédommagez les fournisseurs. You compensate the suppliers.
ils dédommagent Ils dédommagent les employés. They compensate the employees.
elles dédommagent Elles dédommagent les clients. They compensate the clients.

Other Conjugations for Dédommager.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dédommager – 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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