L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Introduction to the verb détourner
The English translation of the French verb détourner is “to divert” or “to turn away”. It is pronounced as “day-toor-nay”.
The verb détourner comes from the Old French word “déturner” which means “to turn away” and is derived from the Latin word “dēvertere” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, détourner is most often used in its infinitive form, “détourner”, in the L’infinitif Présent tense.
Here are three simple examples of détourner in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Je vais détourner mes yeux pour ne pas voir la scène. (I am going to divert my eyes so I don’t see the scene.)
- Tu dois détourner ton attention des distractions et te concentrer sur tes études. (You must turn away your attention from distractions and focus on your studies.)
- Nous allons détourner cette route à cause des travaux. (We are going to divert this road because of the construction.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of détourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détourne | Je détourne le regard. | I look away. |
tu | détournes | Tu détournes les yeux. | You look away. |
il | détourne | Il détourne l’argent. | He diverts the money. |
elle | détourne | Elle détourne les fonds. | She embezzles the funds. |
on | détourne | On détourne la conversation. | We change the subject. |
nous | détournons | Nous détournons la loi. | We bend the law. |
vous | détournez | Vous détournez les yeux. | You avert your gaze. |
ils | détournent | Ils détournent les dons. | They misappropriate donations. |
elles | détournent | Elles détournent les ressources. | They divert resources. |
Other Conjugations for Détourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner (this article)
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Détourner – 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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