Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Introduction to the verb déclouer
The English translation of the French verb déclouer is “to unfasten” or “to remove nails.” The infinitive form, déclouer, is pronounced as “day-kloo-ay.”
Déclouer is derived from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “to undo” or “to reverse”) and the verb “clouer” (meaning “to nail” or “to fasten with nails”). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of removing nails or unfastening something that has been nailed or fastened.
Examples:
- Je vais déclouer les planches du mur. (I am going to unfasten the planks from the wall.)
- Il a décloué les affiches après la réunion. (He removed the posters after the meeting.)
- On doit déclouer les vieux panneaux avant de les remplacer. (We need to remove the old panels before replacing them.)
Déclouer – 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 déclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | décloue | Je décloue | I unfasten |
tu | décloues | Tu décloues | You unfasten |
il | décloue | Il décloue | He unfastens |
elle | décloue | Elle décloue | She unfastens |
on | décloue | On décloue | One unfastens |
nous | déclouons | Nous déclouons | We unfasten |
vous | déclouez | Vous déclouez | You unfasten |
ils | déclouent | Ils déclouent | They unfasten |
elles | déclouent | Elles déclouent | They unfasten |
Other Conjugations for Déclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
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