L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Introduction to the verb destiner
The English translation of the French verb destiner is “to intend” or “to destine.” It is pronounced as “deh-stee-neh” in the infinitive form.
The word destiner comes from the Latin word “destinare,” meaning “to determine” or “to set.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the l’infinitif présent tense, which is the present infinitive tense used to express actions that are not yet completed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Je destine mes économies pour un voyage en Europe. (I intend to use my savings for a trip to Europe.)
- Tu destines cette lettre à ta grand-mère. (You intend to send this letter to your grandmother.)
- Nous destinons nos efforts à la réussite de notre projet. (We intend to dedicate our efforts to the success of our project.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of destiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | destine | Je destine ce livre à ma sœur. | I am giving this book to my sister. |
tu | destines | Tu destines souvent des cadeaux. | You often give gifts. |
il | destine | Il destine sa carrière à la médecine. | He is dedicating his career to medicine. |
elle | destine | Elle destine sa vie à aider les autres. | She devotes her life to helping others. |
on | destine | On destine ces vêtements au recyclage. | We are destined to recycle these clothes. |
nous | destinons | Nous destinons notre temps à étudier. | We devote our time to studying. |
vous | destinez | Vous destinez vos efforts à un projet. | You dedicate your efforts to a project. |
ils | destinent | Ils destinent leur argent à des voyages. | They allocate their money to travel. |
elles | destinent | Elles destinent leur temps libre à des activités. | They dedicate their free time to activities. |
Other Conjugations for Destiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner (this article)
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Destiner – 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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