Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Introduction to the verb déifier
The English translation of the French verb déifier is “to deify.” It is pronounced as “day-ee-fy-eh.” The infinitive form is often used in every day French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) with the past participle of déifier, which is “déifié.”
Déifier comes from the Latin word “deificare,” which means “to make divine.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and is derived from the root word “dieu,” meaning “god.”
In everyday French, déifier is most often used in a figurative sense, meaning to idolize or elevate someone or something to a god-like status. It can also be used in a religious context, meaning to make someone a deity or a god.
Examples in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai déifié mon acteur préféré depuis mon enfance. (I have idolized my favorite actor since my childhood.)
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Les anciens Grecs déifiaient plusieurs dieux et déesses. (The ancient Greeks deified multiple gods and goddesses.)
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La société a tendance à déifier les célébrités et à les mettre sur un piédestal. (Society tends to deify celebrities and put them on a pedestal.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déifié | J’ai déifié les dieux. | I deified the gods. |
tu | as déifié | Tu as déifié ton idole. | You deified your idol. |
il | a déifié | Il a déifié sa femme. | He deified his wife. |
elle | a déifié | Elle a déifié son mari. | She deified her husband. |
on | a déifié | On a déifié le chef de l’Etat. | We deified the head of state. |
nous | avons déifié | Nous avons déifié nos ancêtres. | We deified our ancestors. |
vous | avez déifié | Vous avez déifié le pharaon. | You deified the pharaoh. |
ils | ont déifié | Ils ont déifié les rois. | They deified the kings. |
elles | ont déifié | Elles ont déifié les déesses. | They deified the goddesses. |
Other Conjugations for Déifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déifier
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Déifier – 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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