Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Introduction to the verb désactiver
The English translation of the French verb désactiver is “to deactivate.” The infinitive form “désactiver” is pronounced as “day-zak-tee-vay.”
Désactiver is derived from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (meaning “dis-” or “un-“) and the verb “activer” (meaning “to activate”). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of turning off or disabling something, such as a device, a system, or a function.
Examples:
- J’ai désactivé la fonction de géolocalisation sur mon téléphone. (I deactivated the geolocation function on my phone.)
- Il faut désactiver l’alarme avant d’ouvrir la porte. (You need to deactivate the alarm before opening the door.)
- Vous pouvez désactiver les notifications dans les paramètres de l’application. (You can deactivate the notifications in the application settings.)
Désactiver – 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 désactiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désactive | Je désactive l’alarme. | I deactivate the alarm. |
Tu | désactives | Tu désactives le microphone. | You deactivate the microphone. |
Il | désactive | Il désactive la fonction. | He deactivates the function. |
Elle | désactive | Elle désactive le mode silencieux. | She deactivates the silent mode. |
On | désactive | On désactive le système de sécurité. | One deactivates the security system. |
Nous | désactivons | Nous désactivons le compte. | We deactivate the account. |
Vous | désactivez | Vous désactivez l’option. | You (plural) deactivate the option. |
Ils | désactivent | Ils désactivent les notifications. | They deactivate the notifications. |
Elles | désactivent | Elles désactivent le contrôle parental. | They deactivate the parental control. |
Other Conjugations for Désactiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
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