Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Introduction to the verb merceriser
The English translation of the French verb merceriser is “to mercerize.” It is pronounced [mɛʁ.sə.ʁi.ze].
The verb merceriser comes from the name of the British textile merchant John Mercer, who developed the process of treating cotton fabric with caustic soda to give it a lustrous appearance. In everyday French, it is most often used in the context of the textile industry, referring to the process of mercerizing fabric.
Examples:
- “Nous devons merceriser ce tissu avant de le teindre.” (We need to mercerize this fabric before dyeing it.)
- “Cette jupe a été mercerisée pour lui donner un aspect brillant.” (This skirt has been mercerized to give it a shiny appearance.)
- “Ils ont lancé une nouvelle gamme de chemises mercerisées.” (They have launched a new range of mercerized shirts.)
Merceriser – 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 merceriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Mercérise | Je mercérise ma chemise en coton. | I mercerize my cotton shirt. |
Tu | Mercérises | Tu mercérises tes draps en lin. | You mercerize your linen sheets. |
Il | Mercérise | Il mercérise son chandail en laine. | He mercerizes his wool sweater. |
Elle | Mercérise | Elle mercérise sa jupe en soie. | She mercerizes her silk skirt. |
On | Mercérise | On mercérise nos vêtements en coton bio. | We mercerize our organic cotton clothes. |
Nous | Mercérisons | Nous mercérisons nos tissus en chanvre. | We mercerize our hemp fabrics. |
Vous | Mercérisez | Vous mercérisez vos foulards en satin. | You mercerize your satin scarves. |
Ils | Mercérisent | Ils mercérisent leurs chaussettes en lycra. | They mercerize their lycra socks. |
Elles | Mercérisent | Elles mercérisent leurs chemisiers en viscose. | They mercerize their viscose blouses. |
Other Conjugations for Merceriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merceriser
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