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Verb conjugation

diner

post-1990 spelling of dîner

Usage

The reformed spelling of dîner (without the circumflex), adopted by the 1990 French spelling reform (rectifications orthographiques) — both spellings mean 'to have dinner' and are considered correct, but dîner with the circumflex remains far more common in print.

Examples
  • On dine ensemble ce soir ?Are we having dinner together tonight?
  • Ils ont dine tard hier soir.They had dinner late last night.
  • Je préfère diner tôt en semaine.I prefer to have dinner early on weekdays.
Common mistake

This is not a typo or a different verb — it's the same word as dîner under the 1990 spelling reform, which made the circumflex optional on i and u in many words; most French publications and dictionaries still default to dîner, so learners should recognize both as identical and correct.

Often confused with dîner.

Simple tenses

Present

jedine
tudines
il/elledine
nousdinons
vousdinez
ils/ellesdinent

Imperfect

jedinais
tudinais
il/elledinait
nousdinions
vousdiniez
ils/ellesdinaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jedinai
tudinas
il/elledina
nousdinâmes
vousdinâtes
ils/ellesdinèrent

Future

jedinerai
tudineras
il/elledinera
nousdinerons
vousdinerez
ils/ellesdineront

Conditional

jedinerais
tudinerais
il/elledinerait
nousdinerions
vousdineriez
ils/ellesdineraient

Subjunctive

jedine
tudines
il/elledine
nousdinions
vousdiniez
ils/ellesdinent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jedinasse
tudinasses
il/elledinât
nousdinassions
vousdinassiez
ils/ellesdinassent

Imperative

tudine
nousdinons
vousdinez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai diné
tuas diné
il/ellea diné
nousavons diné
vousavez diné
ils/ellesont diné

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais diné
tuavais diné
il/elleavait diné
nousavions diné
vousaviez diné
ils/ellesavaient diné

Passé antérieur

jeeus diné
tueus diné
il/elleeut diné
nouseûmes diné
vouseûtes diné
ils/elleseurent diné

Futur antérieur

jeaurai diné
tuauras diné
il/elleaura diné
nousaurons diné
vousaurez diné
ils/ellesauront diné

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais diné
tuaurais diné
il/elleaurait diné
nousaurions diné
vousauriez diné
ils/ellesauraient diné

Subjonctif passé

jeaie diné
tuaies diné
il/elleait diné
nousayons diné
vousayez diné
ils/ellesaient diné

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse diné
tueusses diné
il/elleeût diné
nouseussions diné
vouseussiez diné
ils/elleseussent diné

Impératif passé

tuaie diné
nousayons diné
vousayez diné

Other

Present participle

dinant

Past participle

diné

Infinitive

diner

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Frequently asked questions

What does "diner" mean?

"diner" means "post-1990 spelling of dîner".

How do you conjugate "diner" in the present tense?

The present of "diner" is: je dine, tu dines, il/elle dine, nous dinons, vous dinez, ils/elles dinent.

What is the Passé composé of "diner"?

The passé composé of "diner" is: je ai diné, tu as diné, il/elle a diné, nous avons diné, vous avez diné, ils/elles ont diné.

What is the Imperative of "diner"?

The imperative of "diner" is: tu dine, nous dinons, vous dinez.