L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Introduction to the verb discriminer
The English translation of “discriminer” is “to discriminate” and it is pronounced as “dee-skree-mee-nay”.
The word “discriminer” comes from the Latin word “discriminare” which means to distinguish or differentiate. It entered the French language in the 14th century and its meaning has evolved over time to refer to the unjust treatment or distinction based on race, gender, religion, etc.
In everyday French, “discriminer” is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of discriminating or making distinctions between different people or groups. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Je refuse de discriminer les gens en fonction de leur apparence physique. (I refuse to discriminate people based on their physical appearance.)
- Il est illégal de discriminer quelqu’un à cause de son orientation sexuelle. (It is illegal to discriminate someone because of their sexual orientation.)
- Nous devrions tous être traités de la même manière sans discrimination aucune. (We should all be treated equally without any discrimination.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of discriminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | discrimine | Je discrimine souvent. | I discriminate often. |
tu | discrimines | Tu discrimines trop. | You discriminate too much. |
il | discrimine | Il discrimine les autres. | He discriminates against others. |
elle | discrimine | Elle discrimine les minorités. | She discriminates against minorities. |
on | discrimine | On discrimine les différences. | We discriminate against differences. |
nous | discriminons | Nous discriminons les femmes. | We discriminate against women. |
vous | discriminez | Vous discriminez les immigrants. | You discriminate against immigrants. |
ils | discriminent | Ils discriminent les personnes handicapées. | They discriminate against disabled people. |
elles | discriminent | Elles discriminent les personnes LGBT. | They discriminate against LGBT people. |
Other Conjugations for Discriminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer (this article)
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Discriminer – 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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