L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Introduction to the verb dodiner
The English translation of the French verb dodiner is “to nod” or “to doze off.” It is pronounced as “doh-dee-nay.”
The word dodiner comes from the Old French word “dodiner,” which meant “to rock back and forth.” It is derived from the Middle Dutch word “dudderen,” which means “to shake.” In modern French, dodiner is most often used in its figurative sense, meaning to nod off or fall asleep.
In the L’infinitif Présent tense, dodiner is conjugated as “dodiner.” Here are three examples of its usage in everyday French:
- Je n’arrête pas de dodiner en classe. (I can’t stop nodding off in class.)
- Le bébé dodine dans son berceau. (The baby is dozing off in his crib.)
- Après une longue journée de travail, je me suis installé dans mon fauteuil et j’ai dodiné devant la télévision. (After a long day at work, I settled into my armchair and dozed off in front of the television.)
English translations:
- I can’t stop nodding off in class.
- The baby is dozing off in his crib.
- After a long day at work, I settled into my armchair and dozed off in front of the television.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dodiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dodine | Je dodine sur la balançoire. | I sway on the swing. |
tu | dodines | Tu dodines lorsqu’il fait chaud. | You sway when it’s hot. |
il | dodine | Il dodine en écoutant de la musique. | He sways while listening to music. |
elle | dodine | Elle dodine avec le bébé. | She rocks the baby. |
on | dodine | On dodine avec nos amis. | We rock with our friends. |
nous | dodinons | Nous dodinons ensemble. | We rock together. |
vous | dodinez | Vous dodinez au rythme de la musique. | You sway to the rhythm of the music. |
ils | dodinent | Ils dodinent avec leurs enfants. | They rock with their children. |
elles | dodinent | Elles dodinent dans le hamac. | They rock in the hammock. |
Other Conjugations for Dodiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner (this article)
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Dodiner – 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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