L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance” or “to create distance.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-stan-see-eh.”
The word “distancier” comes from the French noun “distance,” which is derived from the Latin word “distans” meaning “distant.” In everyday French, “distancier” is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of creating or maintaining distance, either literal or figurative, between objects or individuals.
Three simple examples of distancier in L’infinitif Présent tense are:
- Je veux distancier mes ennemis. (I want to distance myself from my enemies.)
- Les joueurs doivent distancier le ballon pour marquer un but. (The players must distance the ball to score a goal.)
- Nous devons apprendre à distancier nos émotions pour prendre de bonnes décisions. (We must learn to distance ourselves from our emotions to make good decisions.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distance | Je distance mes amis. | I distance myself from my friends. |
tu | distances | Tu distances ton passé. | You distance yourself from your past. |
il | distance | Il distance son équipe. | He distances himself from his team. |
elle | distance | Elle distance ses émotions. | She distances herself from her emotions. |
on | distance | On se distance trop facilement. | We distance ourselves too easily. |
nous | distance | Nous distance nos adversaires. | We distance ourselves from our opponents. |
vous | distancez | Vous distancez vos ennemis. | You distance yourself from your enemies. |
ils | distancent | Ils distancent leur chef. | They distance themselves from their leader. |
elles | distancent | Elles distancent leur famille. | They distance themselves from their family. |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
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Distancier – 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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