Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Introduction to the verb émettre
The English translation of émettre is “to emit” or “to issue.” It is pronounced /e.mɛtʁ/ in its infinitive form.
Émettre comes from the Old French word “esmettre,” which comes from the Latin word “mittere,” meaning “to send.” In everyday French, it is often used to refer to the act of emitting or giving off something, such as a sound, light, or opinion.
Examples:
- La radio émet des émissions en direct. (The radio emits live broadcasts.)
- Les usines émettent beaucoup de polluants dans l’air. (Factories emit a lot of pollutants into the air.)
- Le président a émis une déclaration concernant la situation actuelle. (The president issued a statement regarding the current situation.)
Émettre – 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 émettre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’émetts | Je émetts une idée. | I emit an idea. |
tu | tu émets | Tu émets un son. | You emit a sound. |
il | il émet | Il émet un rayon de lumière. | He emits a beam of light. |
elle | elle émet | Elle émet un signal. | She emits a signal. |
on | on émet | On émet des ondes radio. | We emit radio waves. |
nous | nous émettons | Nous émettons des opinions divergentes. | We emit divergent opinions. |
vous | vous émettez | Vous émettez un son étrange. | You emit a strange sound. |
ils | ils émettent | Ils émettent beaucoup de bruit. | They emit a lot of noise. |
elles | elles émettent | Elles émettent une lumière rouge. | They emit a red light. |
Other Conjugations for Émettre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb émettre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb émettre
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