Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Introduction to the verb estérifier
The English translation of the French verb estérifier is “to esterify.” The infinitive form “estérifier” is pronounced as [es.te.ʁi.fje].
The verb estérifier comes from the Latin word “stuppa,” which means “hemp” or “flax.” It is most often used in everyday French in the field of chemistry to refer to the process of esterification, which involves the formation of an ester by the reaction of an acid with an alcohol.
Here are three simple examples of how estérifier is used in French:
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Il est nécessaire d’estérifier l’acide acétique avec l’éthanol pour obtenir de l’acétate d’éthyle.
(It is necessary to esterify acetic acid with ethanol to obtain ethyl acetate.) -
Nous allons estérifier l’alcool méthylique avec l’acide butanoïque.
(We are going to esterify methanol with butanoic acid.) -
Les chercheurs ont réussi à estérifier l’acide citrique avec le glycérol.
(The researchers succeeded in esterifying citric acid with glycerol.)
Estérifier – 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 estérifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | estérifie | J’estérifie l’alcool. | I esterify the alcohol. |
tu | estérifies | Tu estérifies les acides. | You esterify the acids. |
il | estérifie | Il estérifie le produit chimique. | He esterifies the chemical. |
elle | estérifie | Elle estérifie les substances organiques. | She esterifies the organic substances. |
on | estérifie | On estérifie les réactifs. | One esterifies the reagents. |
nous | estérifions | Nous estérifions les molécules. | We esterify the molecules. |
vous | estérifiez | Vous estérifiez les composés. | You esterify the compounds. |
ils | estérifient | Ils estérifient les solutions. | They esterify the solutions. |
elles | estérifient | Elles estérifient les produits. | They esterify the products. |
Other Conjugations for Estérifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
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