L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Introduction to the verb déguster
The English translation of the French verb déguster is “to taste” or “to savor.” It is pronounced as “day-goo-stay.”
The word déguster comes from the Latin word gustare, meaning “to taste.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of tasting or savoring food or drink.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je vais déguster un délicieux gâteau au chocolat. (I am going to taste a delicious chocolate cake.)
- Nous aimons déguster du vin français lors de nos dîners en famille. (We love to savor French wine during our family dinners.)
- Est-ce que tu as déjà dégusté des escargots? (Have you ever tasted snails?)
Note: In everyday French, déguster is often used interchangeably with goûter, which also means “to taste” or “to try.” However, there is a subtle difference between the two. Déguster is used to describe the action of tasting something with pleasure, while goûter is used to simply describe the act of tasting.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of déguster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déguste | Je déguste un vin. | I taste a wine. |
tu | dégustes | Tu dégustes un dessert. | You taste a dessert. |
il | déguste | Il déguste un plat. | He tastes a dish. |
elle | déguste | Elle déguste un fromage. | She tastes a cheese. |
on | déguste | On déguste un thé. | We taste a tea. |
nous | dégustons | Nous dégustons un repas. | We taste a meal. |
vous | dégustez | Vous dégustez un cocktail. | You taste a cocktail. |
ils | dégustent | Ils dégustent des vins différents. | They taste different wines. |
elles | dégustent | Elles dégustent des spécialités locales. | They taste local specialties. |
Other Conjugations for Déguster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déguster (this article)
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Déguster – 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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