L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Introduction to the verb dénouer
The English translation of the French verb dénouer is “to untie” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-nwah-ay” in its infinitive form.
Dénouer comes from the Old French word “denouer,” which is derived from the Latin word “disnodare” meaning “to untie.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of dénouer used in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Je vais dénouer mes cheveux avant de me coucher. (I am going to untie my hair before going to bed.)
- Nous devons dénouer cette situation avant qu’elle ne devienne incontrôlable. (We need to unravel this situation before it becomes uncontrollable.)
- Est-ce que tu peux m’aider à dénouer ces fils ? (Can you help me unravel these threads?)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dénouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénoue | Je dénoue mes cheveux. | I untangle my hair. |
tu | dénoues | Tu dénoues les ficelles. | You untie the strings. |
il | dénoue | Il dénoue les problèmes. | He unties the problems. |
elle | dénoue | Elle dénoue les nœuds. | She unties the knots. |
on | dénoue | On dénoue les conflits. | We untie the conflicts. |
nous | dénouons | Nous dénouons nos mains. | We are untying our hands. |
vous | dénouez | Vous dénouez le sac. | You untie the bag. |
ils | dénouent | Ils dénouent les lacets. | They untie the laces. |
elles | dénouent | Elles dénouent les chaînes. | They untie the chains. |
Other Conjugations for Dénouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer (this article)
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Dénouer – 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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