L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Introduction to the verb dénaturer
The English translation of the French verb dénaturer is “to distort” or “to alter”. It is pronounced as “day-na-too-ray”.
The word dénaturer comes from the Latin word “denaturare”, meaning “to change the nature of”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the l’infinitif présent tense to describe an action of altering or changing something to lose its natural form or characteristics.
Examples:
- Je ne voudrais pas dénaturer le goût original de cette recette. (I wouldn’t want to distort the original taste of this recipe.)
- Les photographies ont été dénaturées par les effets de retouche. (The photographs were altered by the editing effects.)
- Il est important de ne pas dénaturer les faits dans ce rapport. (It’s important not to distort the facts in this report.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dénaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénature | Je dénature l’image. | I distort the image. |
tu | dénatures | Tu dénatures l’histoire. | You distort the story. |
il | dénature | Il dénature la vérité. | He distorts the truth. |
elle | dénature | Elle dénature l’art. | She distorts art. |
on | dénature | On dénature les faits. | We distort the facts. |
nous | dénaturons | Nous dénaturons la loi. | We distort the law. |
vous | dénaturez | Vous dénaturez le paysage. | You distort the landscape. |
ils | dénaturent | Ils dénaturent la nature. | They distort nature. |
elles | dénaturent | Elles dénaturent la réalité. | They distort reality. |
Other Conjugations for Dénaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer (this article)
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Dénaturer – 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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