L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Introduction to the verb argenter
The English translation of the French verb argenter is “to silver,” and it is pronounced “ar-jahn-tay.”
The word argenter comes from the Latin word “argentum” meaning “silver.” In daily French, it is used primarily as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In the L’impératif Présent tense, it is used to give commands or orders.
Examples of its usage in the L’impératif Présent tense are:
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Argente ta cuillère avec de l’argent poli. (Silver your spoon with polished silver.)
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N’oublie pas d’argenter les cadres avant le dîner. (Don’t forget to silver the frames before dinner.)
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Argentez vos couverts avant de les mettre sur la table. (Silver your cutlery before placing them on the table.)
In all these examples, argenter is used to give a command or instruction to silver something.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of argenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | argente | Argente cette vieille montre. | Silver this old watch. |
tu | argente | Argente ces couverts en or. | Silver these gold cutlery. |
il | argente | Il argente les bijoux. | He is silvering the jewelry. |
elle | argente | Elle argente les miroirs. | She is silvering the mirrors. |
on | argentons | Argentons cette pièce. | Let’s silver this coin. |
nous | argentons | Argentons ces vases. | Let’s silver these vases. |
vous | argentez | Argentez cette statue. | Silver this statue. |
ils | argentent | Ils argentent les cadres. | They are silvering the frames. |
elles | argentent | Elles argentent les poignées. | They are silvering the handles. |
Other Conjugations for Argenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
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Argenter – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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