Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Introduction to the verb détonneler
The English translation of the French verb détonneler is “to detonate”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ton-ne-lay”.
Détonneler is a compound verb formed by combining the prefix “dé-” (meaning “un-” or “dis-“) and “tonner” (meaning “to thunder”). It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of causing an explosion or detonation.
Examples:
- Le pyrotechnicien va détonneler les feux d’artifice ce soir. (The pyrotechnician will detonate the fireworks tonight.)
- Il est interdit de détonneler des explosifs dans cette zone. (It is forbidden to detonate explosives in this area.)
- La bombe a été désamorcée avant qu’elle ne puisse se détonneler. (The bomb was defused before it could detonate.)
Détonneler – 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 détonneler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | détonne | Je détonne | I detonate |
tu | détonnes | Tu détonnes | You detonate |
il | détonne | Il détonne | He detonates |
elle | détonne | Elle détonne | She detonates |
on | détonne | On détonne | One detonates |
nous | détonnons | Nous détonnons | We detonate |
vous | détonnez | Vous détonnez | You detonate |
ils | détonnent | Ils détonnent | They detonate |
elles | détonnent | Elles détonnent | They detonate |
Other Conjugations for Détonneler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détonneler
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