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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb dénuer

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The English translation of the French verb dénuer is “to strip bare” or “to deprive.” It is pronounced as “day-nweh.”

Dénuer comes from the Latin word “denudare,” which means “to strip off” or “to make naked.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express actions that involve uncovering or revealing something.

Examples:

  1. Je vais dénuer la vérité. (I am going to strip the truth bare.)

  2. Il faut dénuer les mensonges pour trouver la vérité. (We must strip away the lies to find the truth.)

  3. Les feuilles d’automne dénuent les arbres de leur beauté. (Autumn leaves strip the trees of their beauty.)

  4. I am going to strip the truth bare.

  5. We must strip away the lies to find the truth.

  6. Autumn leaves strip the trees of their beauty.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je dénue Je me dénue de tout. I strip myself of everything.
tu dénues Tu dénues ta vérité. You strip your truth.
il dénue Il dénue son cœur. He strips his heart.
elle dénue Elle se dénue de ses vêtements. She strips herself of her clothes.
on dénue On dénue la terre de ses ressources. We strip the earth of its resources.
nous dénuons Nous dénuons notre maison de ses meubles. We strip our house of its furniture.
vous dénuez Vous vous dénuez de vos préjugés. You strip yourself of your prejudices.
ils dénuent Ils dénuent la forêt de ses arbres. They strip the forest of its trees.
elles dénuent Elles se dénuent de leur fierté. They strip themselves of their pride.

Other Conjugations for Dénuer.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dénuer – 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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