Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Introduction to the verb passiver
The English translation of the French verb passiver is “to passivate.” It is pronounced as “pa-see-vay.”
Passiver comes from the Latin word “passivus,” meaning “passive” or “submissive.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the context of chemistry or metallurgy, referring to the process of making a surface less reactive.
Examples of its usage include:
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Le médecin a passé la substance sur la surface métallique pour la passiver.
Translation: The doctor passed the substance on the metal surface to passivate it. -
Nous avons dû passiver le fer pour qu’il ne rouille pas.
Translation: We had to passivate the iron so it wouldn’t rust. -
Pour éviter la corrosion, il est important de passiver certains métaux.
Translation: To avoid corrosion, it is important to passivate certain metals.
Passiver – 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 passiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | passive | Je passive | I passive |
Tu | passives | Tu passives | You passive |
Il | passive | Il passive | He passive |
Elle | passive | Elle passive | She passive |
On | passive | On passive | One passive |
Nous | passivons | Nous passivons | We passive |
Vous | passivez | Vous passivez | You passive |
Ils | passivent | Ils passivent | They passive |
Elles | passivent | Elles passivent | They passive |
Other Conjugations for Passiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb passiver (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passiver
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