Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Introduction to the verb dégeler
The English translation of the French verb dégeler is “to thaw” or “to defrost.” It is pronounced as “day-zhe-lay” in the infinitive form.
The word dégeler comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the verb “geler” which means “to freeze.” Together, they create a verb that means “to unfreeze” or “to thaw.”
In everyday French, dégeler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent (conditional present) tense, which is used to express an action that would happen if a certain condition were met.
Three simple examples of dégeler in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais du temps, je dégèlerais le poulet pour le dîner. (If I had time, I would defrost the chicken for dinner.)
- Tu dégèlerais le congélateur si tu avais une dégivreuse. (You would thaw the freezer if you had a defroster.)
- Il dégèlerait les routes si la température augmentait. (He would thaw the roads if the temperature increased.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dégeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dégèlerais | Je dégèlerais le poulet. | I would defrost the chicken. |
tu | dégèlerais | Tu dégèlerais le congélateur. | You would defrost the freezer. |
il | dégèlerait | Il dégèlerait la voiture. | He would defrost the car. |
elle | dégèlerait | Elle dégèlerait les légumes. | She would defrost the vegetables. |
on | dégèlerait | On dégèlerait la glace. | One would melt the ice. |
nous | dégèlerions | Nous dégèlerions le lac. | We would thaw the lake. |
vous | dégèleriez | Vous dégèleriez le pain. | You would defrost the bread. |
ils | dégèleraient | Ils dégèleraient le lac. | They would thaw the lake. |
elles | dégèleraient | Elles dégèleraient la viande. | They would defrost the meat. |
Other Conjugations for Dégeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
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Dégeler – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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