Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Introduction to the verb démêler
The English translation of the French verb démêler is “to untangle” or “to unravel”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-may-lay”.
The origin of démêler can be traced back to the Latin word “mēlāre” which means “to mix” or “to tangle”. It then evolved into the Old French word “demeler” before becoming the modern French verb démêler.
In everyday French, démêler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express the possibility or uncertainty of an action in the present or future.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- Si je pouvais démêler ces fils, je pourrais réparer la machine. (If I could untangle these threads, I could fix the machine.)
- Nous pourrions démêler cette affaire si nous avions plus d’informations. (We could unravel this case if we had more information.)
- Tu pourrais démêler tes cheveux avant d’aller au lit. (You could untangle your hair before going to bed.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of démêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démêlerais | Je démêlerais mes cheveux. | I would untangle my hair. |
tu | démêlerais | Tu démêlerais le conflit. | You would untangle the conflict. |
il | démêlerait | Il démêlerait les fils. | He would untangle the threads. |
elle | démêlerait | Elle démêlerait ses sentiments. | She would untangle her feelings. |
on | démêlerait | On démêlerait la situation. | One would untangle the situation. |
nous | démêlerions | Nous démêlerions la situation. | We would untangle the situation. |
vous | démêleriez | Vous démêleriez les problèmes. | You would untangle the problems. |
ils | démêleraient | Ils démêleraient les mensonges. | They would untangle the lies. |
elles | démêleraient | Elles démêleraient les faits. | They would untangle the facts. |
Other Conjugations for Démêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
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Démêler – 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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