Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Introduction to the verb dédommager
The English translation of the French verb dédommager is “to compensate” or “to make reparations.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-doe-mah-jay.”
Dédommager is derived from the Latin word “dommagium,” which means damage or harm. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Some examples of dédommager in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Nous avons dédommagé les clients pour les erreurs de livraison. (We compensated the clients for the delivery mistakes.)
- Elle a dédommagé son voisin pour les dommages causés à sa clôture. (She made reparations to her neighbor for the damages caused to his fence.)
- J’ai dû dédommager mon employeur pour les pertes financières. (I had to compensate my employer for the financial losses.)
In each of these examples, dédommager is used to indicate an action that has been completed in the past. It is often used in legal or business contexts to refer to making restitution or paying for damages.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dédommager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dédommagé | J’ai dédommagé le client. | I compensated the client. |
tu | as dédommagé | Tu as dédommagé ton ami. | You compensated your friend. |
il | a dédommagé | Il a dédommagé la victime. | He compensated the victim. |
elle | a dédommagé | Elle a dédommagé son employé. | She compensated her employee. |
on | a dédommagé | On a dédommagé les sinistrés. | We compensated the victims. |
nous | avons dédommagé | Nous avons dédommagé les personnes lésées. | We compensated the injured parties. |
vous | avez dédommagé | Vous avez dédommagé les clients insatisfaits. | You compensated the dissatisfied clients. |
ils | ont dédommagé | Ils ont dédommagé les travailleurs. | They compensated the workers. |
elles | ont dédommagé | Elles ont dédommagé les victimes d’arnaque. | They compensated the scam victims. |
Other Conjugations for Dédommager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
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Dédommager – 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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