L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Introduction to the verb dévaluer
The English translation of the French verb dévaluer is “to devalue.” The infinitive form of dévaluer is pronounced “day-vah-loo-ay.”
Dévaluer comes from the French word “valeur,” meaning “value,” with the prefix “de” meaning “to remove.” It was first used in the late 18th century to refer to the decrease in value of coins.
In everyday French, dévaluer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about the decrease in value of something, such as currency or assets.
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Les prix ont tendance à dévaluer en temps de crise économique. (Prices tend to devalue in times of economic crisis.)
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Le dollar a dévalué par rapport à l’euro cette année. (The dollar has devalued against the euro this year.)
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Les actions de cette société ont dévalué de 10% en une seule journée. (The stocks of this company devalued by 10% in just one day.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dévaluer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dévalue | Je dévalue l’entreprise. | I devalue the company. |
tu | dévalues | Tu dévalues tes actions. | You devalue your stocks. |
il | dévalue | Il dévalue la monnaie. | He devalues the currency. |
elle | dévalue | Elle dévalue sa maison. | She devalues her house. |
on | dévalue | On dévalue nos produits. | We devalue our products. |
nous | dévaluons | Nous dévaluons le dollar. | We devalue the dollar. |
vous | dévaluez | Vous dévaluez la marchandise. | You devalue the merchandise. |
ils | dévaluent | Ils dévaluent le marché. | They devalue the market. |
elles | dévaluent | Elles dévaluent leurs actions. | They devalue their stocks. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaluer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer (this article)
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Dévaluer – 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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