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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb démarabouter

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The English translation of the French verb démarabouter is “to unspell” or “to break a spell”. It is pronounced as “day-ma-rah-boo-tay.”

Démarabouter comes from the combination of the prefix dé- (meaning “undo” or “remove”) and marabout, which refers to a Muslim holy man or sorcerer. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the act of breaking a spell or removing bad luck.

Here are three examples of démarabouter being used in the L’infinitif Présent tense:

  1. Je vais démarabouter cette malédiction. (I am going to break this curse.)
  2. Il faut absolument démarabouter ce mauvais sort. (We absolutely need to undo this bad luck.)
  3. Nous avons essayé de démarabouter la maison hantée. (We tried to unspell the haunted house.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je démaraboute Je démaraboute les plantes. I remove spells from plants.
tu démaraboutes Tu démaraboutes ton chat. You remove spells from your cat.
il démaraboute Il démaraboute la voiture. He removes spells from the car.
elle démaraboute Elle démaraboute son amie. She removes spells from her friend.
on démaraboute On démaraboute nos maisons. We remove spells from our homes.
nous démaraboutons Nous démaraboutons le bureau. We remove spells from the office.
vous démaraboutez Vous démaraboutez la ville. You remove spells from the city.
ils démaraboutent Ils démaraboutent le parc. They remove spells from the park.
elles démaraboutent Elles démaraboutent la mer. They remove spells from the ocean.

Other Conjugations for Démarabouter.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Démarabouter – 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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