L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Introduction to the verb défenestrer
The English translation of the French verb défenestrer is “to defenestrate.” It is pronounced as “day-feh-nehs-truh-ray.”
Défenestrer comes from the Latin word “fenestra,” meaning “window.” It was formed by adding the prefix “de-” meaning “out of” and the suffix “-er” used to form verbs in French.
In everyday French, défenestrer is most often used in its infinitive form as an idiomatic expression meaning “to throw out of a window” or “to eject violently.” It can also be used metaphorically to mean “to remove abruptly from a position of power or influence.”
Examples:
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Les manifestants ont défenestré des objets sur la police lors des émeutes. (The protesters defenestrated objects at the police during the riots.)
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Les employés ont défenestré leur patron après avoir appris qu’il avait détourné des fonds de l’entreprise. (The employees defenestrated their boss after learning that he had embezzled funds from the company.)
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Le président a défenestré son ministre de la Défense en raison de désaccords sur la politique étrangère. (The president defenestrated his defense minister due to disagreements on foreign policy.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of défenestrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | défenestre | Je défenestre la balle. | I defenestrate the ball. |
tu | défenestres | Tu défenestres le livre. | You defenestrate the book. |
il | défenestre | Il défenestre la chaise. | He defenestrates the chair. |
elle | défenestre | Elle défenestre la pomme. | She defenestrates the apple. |
on | défenestre | On défenestre la table. | We defenestrate the table. |
nous | défenestrons | Nous défenestrons la fenêtre. | We will defenestrate the window. |
vous | défenestrez | Vous défenestrez le verre. | You defenestrate the glass. |
ils | défenestrent | Ils défenestrent la voiture. | They defenestrate the car. |
elles | défenestrent | Elles défenestrent la porte. | They defenestrate the door. |
Other Conjugations for Défenestrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer (this article)
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Défenestrer – 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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