L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Introduction to the verb dérider
The English translation of the French verb dérider is “to cheer up” or “to make someone smile”. It is pronounced as “day-ree-day” in the infinitive form.
The word dérider comes from the Latin word “deridere” which means “to laugh at” or “to mock”. In modern French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, meaning the present infinitive tense.
Examples:
- Je vais essayer de te dérider avec une blague. (I’m going to try to cheer you up with a joke.)
- Nous devons trouver un moyen de dérider notre ami triste. (We need to find a way to cheer up our sad friend.)
- Pourquoi ne pas dérider l’atmosphère avec une chanson? (Why not lighten the mood with a song?)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dérider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déride | Je déride mon ami. | I make my friend laugh. |
tu | dérides | Tu dérides facilement. | You easily make someone laugh. |
il | déride | Il déride la situation. | He lightens the mood. |
elle | déride | Elle déride ses enfants. | She cheers up her children. |
on | déride | On déride l’atmosphère. | We lighten the atmosphere. |
nous | déridons | Nous déridons la fête. | We liven up the party. |
vous | déridez | Vous déridez vos amis. | You make your friends laugh. |
ils | dérident | Ils dérident tout le monde. | They make everyone laugh. |
elles | dérident | Elles dérident leur public. | They make their audience laugh. |
Other Conjugations for Dérider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider (this article)
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Dérider – 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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