Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” It is pronounced as “day-mo-teev-ray.”
Démotiver comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which indicates negation or removal, and the verb “motiver” meaning “to motivate.” Therefore, démotiver literally means “to remove motivation.”
In everyday French, démotiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a doubt, a wish, or a possibility. It is often used in a negative context, to express a lack of motivation or a feeling of discouragement.
Here are three examples of démotiver in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que je te dise la vérité, cela pourrait te démotiver. (I have to tell you the truth, it could demotivate you.)
- J’aimerais qu’il vienne avec nous, mais je crains que la météo ne le démotive. (I would like him to come with us, but I fear that the weather may demotivate him.)
- Nous espérons que cette mauvaise nouvelle ne vous démotive pas trop. (We hope that this bad news does not demotivate you too much.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démotive | Je ne pense pas que je démotive. | I don’t think I demotivate. |
tu | démotives | Il est important que tu démotives. | It’s important you demotivate. |
il | démotive | Il est possible qu’il démotive. | It’s possible he demotivates. |
elle | démotive | Elle s’inquiète que je démotive. | She’s worried I demotivate. |
on | démotive | On ne veut pas qu’on démotive. | We don’t want to demotivate. |
nous | démotivions | Il faut que nous démotivions. | We must demotivate. |
vous | démotiviez | Il est important que vous démotiviez. | It’s important you demotivate. |
ils | démotivent | Il est essentiel qu’ils démotivent. | It’s essential they demotivate. |
elles | démotivent | Il est crucial qu’elles démotivent. | It’s crucial they demotivate. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
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Démotiver – 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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