Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Introduction to the verb hydrogéner
The English translation of the French verb hydrogéner is “to hydrogenate” and it is pronounced “ee-droh-zhay-nay.”
The language origin of hydrogéner comes from the combination of the Greek word “hudōr” meaning “water” and the suffix “-géner” meaning “to produce.” In everyday French, hydrogéner is most often used in the context of chemistry and refers to the process of adding hydrogen to a compound or molecule.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of hydrogéner in French with their respective English translations:
- Il faut hydrogéner les huiles végétales pour en faire des graisses solides. (The vegetable oils need to be hydrogenated to make them solid fats.)
- L’industrie alimentaire utilise souvent le procédé d’hydrogénation pour prolonger la durée de conservation des aliments. (The food industry often uses the hydrogenation process to extend the shelf life of food.)
- Les chimistes ont découvert de nouvelles méthodes pour hydrogéner les composés organiques. (Chemists have discovered new methods for hydrogenating organic compounds.)
Hydrogéner – 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 hydrogéner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | hydrogène | Je hydrogène du pétrole. | I hydrogenate petroleum. |
tu | hydrogènes | Tu hydrogènes des huiles. | You hydrogenate oils. |
il | hydrogène | Il hydrogène de l’eau. | He hydrogenates water. |
elle | hydrogène | Elle hydrogène de l’oxygène. | She hydrogenates oxygen. |
on | hydrogène | On hydrogène du gaz naturel. | We/They hydrogenate natural gas. |
nous | hydrogénons | Nous hydrogénons des composés chimiques. | We hydrogenate chemical compounds. |
vous | hydrogénez | Vous hydrogénez des aliments. | You hydrogenate foods. |
ils | hydrogènent | Ils hydrogènent du charbon. | They hydrogenate coal. |
elles | hydrogènent | Elles hydrogènent des plastiques. | They hydrogenate plastics. |
Other Conjugations for Hydrogéner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hydrogéner
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