désapprouver

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French

Etymology

From dés- +‎ approuver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.za.pʁu.ve/
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Verb

désapprouver

  1. (transitive) to disapprove of
    Antonym: approuver
    Ils désapprouvent ce que vous dites, ce que vous faites, ce que vous êtes.
    They disapprove of what you say, what you do, and what you are.

Conjugation

Conjugation of désapprouver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple désapprouver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple désapprouvant
/de.za.pʁu.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle désapprouvé
/de.za.pʁu.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present désapprouve
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouves
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouve
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouvons
/de.za.pʁu.vɔ̃/ 		désapprouvez
/de.za.pʁu.ve/ 		désapprouvent
/de.za.pʁuv/
imperfect désapprouvais
/de.za.pʁu.vɛ/ 		désapprouvais
/de.za.pʁu.vɛ/ 		désapprouvait
/de.za.pʁu.vɛ/ 		désapprouvions
/de.za.pʁu.vjɔ̃/ 		désapprouviez
/de.za.pʁu.vje/ 		désapprouvaient
/de.za.pʁu.vɛ/
past historic2 désapprouvai
/de.za.pʁu.ve/ 		désapprouvas
/de.za.pʁu.va/ 		désapprouva
/de.za.pʁu.va/ 		désapprouvâmes
/de.za.pʁu.vam/ 		désapprouvâtes
/de.za.pʁu.vat/ 		désapprouvèrent
/de.za.pʁu.vɛʁ/
future désapprouverai
/de.za.pʁu.vʁe/ 		désapprouveras
/de.za.pʁu.vʁa/ 		désapprouvera
/de.za.pʁu.vʁa/ 		désapprouverons
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɔ̃/ 		désapprouverez
/de.za.pʁu.vʁe/ 		désapprouveront
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɔ̃/
conditional désapprouverais
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɛ/ 		désapprouverais
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɛ/ 		désapprouverait
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɛ/ 		désapprouverions
/de.za.pʁu.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		désapprouveriez
/de.za.pʁu.və.ʁje/ 		désapprouveraient
/de.za.pʁu.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present désapprouve
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouves
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouve
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		désapprouvions
/de.za.pʁu.vjɔ̃/ 		désapprouviez
/de.za.pʁu.vje/ 		désapprouvent
/de.za.pʁuv/
imperfect2 désapprouvasse
/de.za.pʁu.vas/ 		désapprouvasses
/de.za.pʁu.vas/ 		désapprouvât
/de.za.pʁu.va/ 		désapprouvassions
/de.za.pʁu.va.sjɔ̃/ 		désapprouvassiez
/de.za.pʁu.va.sje/ 		désapprouvassent
/de.za.pʁu.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — désapprouve
/de.za.pʁuv/ 		— désapprouvons
/de.za.pʁu.vɔ̃/ 		désapprouvez
/de.za.pʁu.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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