Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Introduction to the verb nitrer
The English translation of nitrer is “to nitrate.” It is pronounced as “nee-trer.”
The origin of nitrer can be traced back to the Latin word “nitrum” which means “saltpeter.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of adding nitrate to a substance or material.
Examples of its usage include:
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J’ai ajouté du nitrate à mon sol pour améliorer la croissance de mes plantes. (I added nitrate to my soil to improve the growth of my plants.)
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Les aliments industriels sont souvent nitrés pour les conserver plus longtemps. (Processed foods are often nitrated to preserve them longer.)
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Le bois de cette maison a été traité avec un produit nitrant pour le protéger contre les insectes. (The wood of this house has been treated with a nitrating product to protect it from insects.)
Nitrer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of nitrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | nitre | Je nitre du minerai de fer. | I nitrate iron ore. |
Tu | nitres | Tu nitres cette terre pour la rendre fertile. | You nitrify this land to make it fertile. |
Il | nitre | Il nitre ses engrais avant de les utiliser. | He nitrates his fertilizers before using them. |
Elle | nitre | Elle nitre son verre à l’aide d’un acide. | She nitrates her glass with an acid. |
On | nitre | On nitre souvent les aliments pour les conserver plus longtemps. | One often nitrates food to preserve it longer. |
Nous | nitrons | Nous nitrons nos arômes pour en renforcer le goût. | We nitrate our flavors to enhance their taste. |
Vous | nitrez | Vous nitrez les explosifs dans cette usine ? | Are you nitrating explosives in this factory? |
Ils | nitrent | Ils nitrent de l’ammoniaque pour produire de l’acide nitrique. | They nitrate ammonia to produce nitric acid. |
Elles | nitrent | Elles nitrent leurs bombes avant de les utiliser. | They nitrate their bombs before using them. |
Other Conjugations for Nitrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb nitrer
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