Imperfect subjunctive nous conjugation of diminuer.
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diminuer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to reduce
Pour diminuer ses déchets, Farah recycle tout.To reduce waste, Farah recycles everything.
b. to lower
Raphaël nous demande de diminuer le volume de la radio.Raphaël is asking us to lower the volume of the radio.
c. to cut
Aurélie a décidé de diminuer le budget des courses à cause de la hausse des prix.Aurélie decided to cut the grocery budget because of the rise in prices.
a. to belittle
Axel a peur que son patron ne cherche à le diminuer devant ses collègues.Axel's afraid his boss might try to belittle him in front of his coworkers.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to decrease
Le nombre d'étudiants inscrits dans cette université continue de diminuer chaque année.The number of students enrolled in that university keeps decreasing every year.
b. to fall
Quand la nuit tombera, la température va commencer à diminuer.When it gets dark, the temperature will start to fall.
Conjugations
Indicative of "diminuer"
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