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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb désembourber

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The English translation of désembourber is “to dislodge from the mud” or “to extricate from a difficult situation”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-san-boor-bay”.

Désembourber comes from the French word “bourbe”, which means “mud” or “sludge”. The prefix “dés” adds a sense of negation or reversal to the word, resulting in the meaning of “to remove from mud”. This verb is typically used in a literal sense, to describe the act of freeing something or someone from mud, but it can also be used figuratively to describe getting out of a difficult or sticky situation.

In everyday French, désembourber is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense as a regular -er verb. This tense is used to express actions that are happening in the present, or that are habitual or recurring.

Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:

  1. Nous devons désembourber la voiture après avoir traversé le champ boueux. (We must dislodge the car after crossing the muddy field.)

  2. Le pompier a réussi à désembourber le cheval coincé dans la rivière. (The firefighter managed to extricate the horse stuck in the river.)

  3. Pour sortir de cette situation compliquée, il faut se désembourber de nos habitudes et essayer quelque chose de nouveau. (To get out of this complicated situation, we must disentangle ourselves from our habits and try something new.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je désembourbe Je désembourbe la route. I clear the road.
tu désembourbes Tu désembourbes ta voiture. You unstuck your car.
il désembourbe Il désembourbe le chemin. He clears the path.
elle désembourbe Elle désembourbe le sentier. She unsticks the trail.
on désembourbe On désembourbe le véhicule. We unstuck the vehicle.
nous désembourbons Nous désembourbons le tracteur. We unstuck the tractor.
vous désembourbez Vous désembourbez le camion. You unstuck the truck.
ils désembourbent Ils désembourbent les chevaux. They unstuck the horses.
elles désembourbent Elles désembourbent le chariot. They unstuck the wagon.

Other Conjugations for Désembourber.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembourber

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Désembourber – 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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