Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Introduction to the verb daigner
The English translation of the French verb daigner is “to deign” or “to condescend.” It is pronounced “dehn-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word daigner comes from the Old French word “daingnier” which means “to judge” or “to esteem.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “dignari” which has a similar meaning.
In everyday French, daigner is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been deigned or condescended to be done in the past. It is often used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) to form the past participle “daigné.”
Here are three simple examples of daigner used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai daigné lui parler malgré son attitude désagréable. (I deigned to speak to him despite his unpleasant attitude.)
- Elle a daigné accepter mon invitation à dîner. (She deigned to accept my dinner invitation.)
- Ils ont daigné nous accorder un peu de temps pour expliquer notre projet. (They deigned to give us some time to explain our project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of daigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai daigné | J’ai daigné répondre à sa question. | I deigned to answer his question. |
tu | as daigné | Tu as daigné m’inviter à ta fête. | You deigned to invite me to your party. |
il | a daigné | Il a daigné regarder le film avec moi. | He deigned to watch the movie with me. |
elle | a daigné | Elle a daigné écouter ma suggestion. | She deigned to listen to my suggestion. |
on | a daigné | On a daigné me donner une chance. | We deigned to give me a chance. |
nous | avons daigné | Nous avons daigné pardonner ses erreurs. | We deigned to forgive his mistakes. |
vous | avez daigné | Vous avez daigné me prendre au sérieux. | You deigned to take me seriously. |
ils | ont daigné | Ils ont daigné m’accompagner à l’événement. | They deigned to accompany me to the event. |
elles | ont daigné | Elles ont daigné répondre à mes emails. | They deigned to answer my emails. |
Other Conjugations for Daigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
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Daigner – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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