Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Introduction to the verb démailler
The English translation of the French verb “démailler” is “to untangle” or “to unravel”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-may-YAY”.
Démailler originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “de-” in English, and the verb “mailler” which means “to mesh” or “to entangle”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of untangling or disentangling something, both in a literal and figurative sense.
Examples:
- Je dois démailler les fils électriques. (I need to untangle the electrical wires.)
- Elle a réussi à démailler les nœuds dans ses cheveux. (She managed to untangle the knots in her hair.)
- Le psychologue l’a aidé à démailler ses pensées confuses. (The psychologist helped her unravel her confused thoughts.)
Démailler – 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 démailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | démaille | Je démaille mes cheveux. | I untangle my hair. |
Tu | démailles | Tu démailles le fil. | You untangle the thread. |
Il | démaille | Il démaille la laine. | He untangles the wool. |
Elle | démaille | Elle démaille son pull. | She untangles her sweater. |
On | démaille | On démaille les nœuds. | One untangles the knots. |
Nous | démaillons | Nous démaillons le filet. | We untangle the net. |
Vous | démaillez | Vous démaillez la chaîne. | You untangle the chain. |
Ils | démaillent | Ils démaillent les cordes. | They untangle the ropes. |
Elles | démaillent | Elles démaillent les pelotes. | They untangle the skeins. |
Other Conjugations for Démailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
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