L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Introduction to the verb déplumer
The English translation of the French verb déplumer is “to pluck” or “to feather”. It is pronounced as “DAY-ploo-may”.
Déplumer comes from the Old French word “desplumer”, which is derived from the Latin word “displumare”, meaning “to pluck”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the infinitive form in English.
Examples of déplumer in the L’infinitif Présent tense:
- Je vais déplumer le poulet pour le dîner. (I am going to pluck the chicken for dinner.)
- Nous devons déplumer les oies pour le marché. (We have to pluck the geese for the market.)
- Ils ont décidé de déplumer toutes les volailles avant la cuisson. (They decided to pluck all the poultry before cooking.)
In these examples, déplumer is used in its literal sense of removing feathers from birds. It can also be used metaphorically to mean “to strip” or “to deprive” someone of something.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of déplumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déplume | Je déplume les oiseaux. | I pluck birds. |
tu | déplumes | Tu déplumes les poulets. | You pluck chickens. |
il | déplume | Il déplume les dindes. | He plucks turkeys. |
elle | déplume | Elle déplume les canards. | She plucks ducks. |
on | déplume | On déplume les oies. | We pluck geese. |
nous | déplumons | Nous déplumons le coq. | We pluck the rooster. |
vous | déplumez | Vous déplumez les faisans. | You pluck pheasants. |
ils | déplument | Ils déplument les pigeons. | They pluck pigeons. |
elles | déplument | Elles déplument les faisanes. | They pluck female pheasants. |
Other Conjugations for Déplumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer (this article)
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Déplumer – 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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