Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Introduction to the verb déchiqueter
The English translation of the French verb “déchiqueter” is “to shred” or “to tear into pieces”. The infinitive form “déchiqueter” is pronounced as “day-shee-ke-tay”.
Déchiqueter comes from the French word “chiqueter” which means “to notch” or “to jag”. It is derived from the Old French word “chiquetier” which referred to a type of large knife used for cutting paper.
In everyday French, déchiqueter is commonly used to describe the action of tearing or shredding something into small pieces. It can be used both literally, to refer to physical objects being torn or shredded, and figuratively, to describe the destruction or disintegration of something.
Examples:
- Je vais déchiqueter ces documents confidentiels. (I am going to shred these confidential documents.)
- Le chien a déchiqueté mon livre préféré. (The dog shredded my favorite book.)
- Le vent a déchiqueté les feuilles de l’arbre. (The wind tore the leaves of the tree into shreds.)
Déchiqueter – 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 déchiqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déchiquète | Je déchiquète le papier. | I shred the paper. |
Tu | déchiquètes | Tu déchiquètes les documents. | You shred the documents. |
Il | déchiquète | Il déchiquète la lettre. | He shreds the letter. |
Elle | déchiquète | Elle déchiquète le papier. | She shreds the paper. |
On | déchiquète | On déchiquète les vieux journaux. | One shreds the old newspapers. |
Nous | déchiquetons | Nous déchiquetons les papiers. | We shred the papers. |
Vous | déchiquetez | Vous déchiquetez les dossiers. | You shred the files. |
Ils | déchiquètent | Ils déchiquètent les documents confidentiels. | They shred the confidential documents. |
Elles | déchiquètent | Elles déchiquètent les feuilles. | They shred the leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Déchiqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchiqueter
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