Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Introduction to the verb décimer
The English translation of the French verb décimer is “to decimate.” It is pronounced as “day-see-may.”
“Décimer” originates from the Latin word “decimare,” which means “to kill one-tenth.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used to describe the action of destroying or killing a large portion of something or someone.
- La maladie a décimé la population du village.
(The disease decimated the village population.) - La guerre a décimé l’armée ennemie.
(The war decimated the enemy army.) - L’ouragan a décimé les récoltes dans la région.
(The hurricane decimated the crops in the region.)
Décimer – 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 décimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décime | Je décime mes ennemis. | I decimate my enemies. |
Tu | décimes | Tu décimes les mauvaises herbes. | You decimate the weeds. |
Il | décime | Il décime la population. | He decimates the population. |
Elle | décime | Elle décime les rangs ennemis. | She decimates the enemy ranks. |
On | décime | On décime la forêt. | One decimates the forest. |
Nous | décimons | Nous décimons nos adversaires. | We decimate our opponents. |
Vous | décimez | Vous décimez la concurrence. | You decimate the competition. |
Ils | déciment | Ils déciment les villages. | They decimate the villages. |
Elles | déciment | Elles déciment les ressources naturelles. | They decimate the natural resources. |
Other Conjugations for Décimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décimer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
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