Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Introduction to the verb détricoter
The English translation of the French verb détricoter is “to unravel” or “to unpick.” It is pronounced as day-tree-koh-tay.
Détricoter comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” and the verb tricoter, meaning “to knit.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of détricoter in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je détricoterais mon écharpe pour la refaire. (If I had more time, I would unravel my scarf to redo it.)
- Tu pourrais détricoter ce pull et utiliser la laine pour tricoter un nouveau chandail. (You could unravel this sweater and use the yarn to knit a new one.)
- Nous détricoterions notre projet si nous n’avions pas assez de financement. (We would unravel our project if we didn’t have enough funding.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of détricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détricoterais | Je détricoterais un vieux pull. | I would unravel an old sweater. |
tu | détricoterais | Tu détricoterais un peu chaque jour. | You would unravel a little every day. |
il | détricoterait | Il détricoterait la laine. | He would unravel the wool. |
elle | détricoterait | Elle détricoterait une écharpe. | She would unravel a scarf. |
on | détricoterait | On détricoterait le tricot. | One would unravel the knitting. |
nous | détricoterions | Nous détricoterions le projet. | We would unravel the project. |
vous | détricoteriez | Vous détricoteriez le motif. | You would unravel the pattern. |
ils | détricoteraient | Ils détricoteraient leur erreur. | They would unravel their mistake. |
elles | détricoteraient | Elles détricoteraient la couture. | They would unravel the seam. |
Other Conjugations for Détricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
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Détricoter – 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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