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Verb conjugation

dodiner

to shake, swing, rock (gently)

Usage

A rare, mostly regional or literary variant of dodeliner/bercer, used especially reflexively (se dodiner) for rocking gently back and forth, as in a chair or cradle.

Examples
  • Elle se dodinait doucement dans son fauteuil.She rocked gently back and forth in her armchair.
  • Le berceau dodinait au moindre souffle.The cradle rocked at the slightest breath of air.
  • Il dodinait la tête en fredonnant.He swayed his head gently, humming.
Common mistake

Rare enough that most native speakers reach for bercer (to rock/cradle) instead — dodiner is a word you'll meet in older literature more than in conversation.

Often confused with bercer.

Simple tenses

Present

jedodine
tudodines
il/elledodine
nousdodinons
vousdodinez
ils/ellesdodinent

Imperfect

jedodinais
tudodinais
il/elledodinait
nousdodinions
vousdodiniez
ils/ellesdodinaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jedodinai
tudodinas
il/elledodina
nousdodinâmes
vousdodinâtes
ils/ellesdodinèrent

Future

jedodinerai
tudodineras
il/elledodinera
nousdodinerons
vousdodinerez
ils/ellesdodineront

Conditional

jedodinerais
tudodinerais
il/elledodinerait
nousdodinerions
vousdodineriez
ils/ellesdodineraient

Subjunctive

jedodine
tudodines
il/elledodine
nousdodinions
vousdodiniez
ils/ellesdodinent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jedodinasse
tudodinasses
il/elledodinât
nousdodinassions
vousdodinassiez
ils/ellesdodinassent

Imperative

tudodine
nousdodinons
vousdodinez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie dodiné
nousayons dodiné
vousayez dodiné

Other

Present participle

dodinant

Past participle

dodiné

Infinitive

dodiner

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Frequently asked questions

What does "dodiner" mean?

"dodiner" means "to shake, swing, rock (gently)".

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

The present of "dodiner" is: je dodine, tu dodines, il/elle dodine, nous dodinons, vous dodinez, ils/elles dodinent.

What is the Passé composé of "dodiner"?

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

What is the Imperative of "dodiner"?

The imperative of "dodiner" is: tu dodine, nous dodinons, vous dodinez.