Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Introduction to the verb dédaigner
The English translation of the French verb dédaigner is “to disdain” or “to scorn.” The infinitive form, dédaigner, is pronounced as “day-dayn-yay.”
Dédaigner comes from the Old French word desdaigner, which is derived from the Latin word dedignari, meaning “to reject” or “to look down upon.” In everyday French, dédaigner is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that were completed in the past.
Example 1: J’ai dédaigné ses excuses.
Translation: I scorned his apologies.
Example 2: Elle a dédaigné de lui parler.
Translation: She disdained to speak to him.
Example 3: Ils ont dédaigné mes conseils.
Translation: They scorned my advice.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dédaigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dédaigné | J’ai dédaigné son offre. | I scorned his offer. |
tu | as dédaigné | Tu as dédaigné mon avis. | You disregarded my opinion. |
il | a dédaigné | Il a dédaigné la critique. | He disdained the criticism. |
elle | a dédaigné | Elle a dédaigné ses paroles. | She scorned his words. |
on | a dédaigné | On a dédaigné sa demande. | We disregarded his request. |
nous | avons dédaigné | Nous avons dédaigné le cadeau. | We snubbed the gift. |
vous | avez dédaigné | Vous avez dédaigné l’invitation. | You disregarded the invitation. |
ils | ont dédaigné | Ils ont dédaigné la proposition. | They scorned the proposal. |
elles | ont dédaigné | Elles ont dédaigné l’offre d’emploi. | They rejected the job offer. |
Other Conjugations for Dédaigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
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Dédaigner – 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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