L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Introduction to the verb dévaster
The English translation of the French verb dévaster is “to devastate.” It is pronounced as “day-vah-stay” in its infinitive form.
The word dévaster comes from the Latin word devastare, which means “to lay waste, ravage, or destroy.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used to describe the act of causing great destruction or damage to something.
Here are three examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Les inondations ont dévasté la ville entière. (The floods devastated the entire city.)
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La guerre a dévasté leur pays natal. (The war devastated their homeland.)
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Les incendies ont dévasté plusieurs hectares de forêt. (The fires devastated several hectares of forest.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dévaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dévaste | Je dévaste le jardin. | I devastate the garden. |
tu | dévastes | Tu dévastes la ville. | You devastate the city. |
il | dévaste | Il dévaste le paysage. | He devastates the landscape. |
elle | dévaste | Elle dévaste la forêt. | She devastates the forest. |
on | dévaste | On dévaste les maisons. | We devastate the houses. |
nous | dévastons | Nous dévastons l’environnement. | We devastate the environment. |
vous | dévastez | Vous dévastez les cultures. | You devastate the crops. |
ils | dévastent | Ils dévastent les rues. | They devastate the streets. |
elles | dévastent | Elles dévastent les bâtiments. | They devastate the buildings. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster (this article)
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Dévaster – 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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