Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to lose all one’s money/fortune”. The pronunciation of the infinitive form is “day-kah-vay”.
The origin of the word décaver can be traced back to the Latin word “cavare”, which means “to dig”. In everyday French, décaver is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or a wish for someone to lose all their money or fortune.
Three examples of décaver in the Subjonctif Présent tense are:
- Il faut que tu décaves avant de tout perdre. (You need to stop losing all your money before it’s too late.)
- J’aimerais que mes enfants ne décavent pas quand ils seront adultes. (I hope my children won’t lose all their money when they grow up.)
- Il est important que nous ne décavions pas nos économies en achetant cette maison. (It’s important that we don’t lose all our savings by buying this house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décave | Je doute qu’il décave. | I doubt he goes broke. |
tu | décaves | Je voudrais que tu décaves. | I would like you to go broke. |
il | décave | Il est possible qu’il décave trop. | He might go broke too much. |
elle | décave | Je ne pense pas qu’elle décave. | I don’t think she goes broke. |
on | décave | Il est important qu’on décave bien. | It’s important we go broke well. |
nous | décavions | Il est préférable que nous décavions. | It’s preferable we go broke. |
vous | décaviez | Je suis sûr que vous décaviez. | I’m sure you go broke. |
ils | décavent | Je doute qu’ils décavent. | I doubt they go broke. |
elles | décavent | Elle dit qu’il est crucial qu’elles décavent. | She says it’s crucial they go broke. |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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Décaver – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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