Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Introduction to the verb saccager
The English translation of the French verb saccager is “to ransack” or “to plunder.” It is pronounced as “sah-kah-zhay.”
The word saccager is derived from the Latin word “saccus,” meaning sack or bag. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of destroying or looting something, usually during a violent or chaotic event.
Example 1: Les vandales ont saccagé la boutique pendant les émeutes. (The vandals ransacked the shop during the riots.)
Example 2: La tempête a saccagé la côte, laissant derrière elle des dégâts considérables. (The storm ravaged the coast, leaving behind considerable damage.)
Example 3: Les soldats ont saccagé le village ennemi après leur victoire. (The soldiers looted the enemy village after their victory.)
Saccager – 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 saccager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je saccage | Je saccage la ville. | I am ravaging the city. |
Tu | Tu saccages | Tu saccages les magasins. | You are looting the stores. |
Il | Il saccage | Il saccage tout sur son passage. | He is destroying everything in his path. |
Elle | Elle saccage | Elle saccage le jardin. | She is wrecking the garden. |
On | On saccage | On saccage les maisons abandonnées. | We are ransacking the abandoned houses. |
Nous | Nous saccageons | Nous saccageons la forêt. | We are pillaging the forest. |
Vous | Vous saccagez | Vous saccagez les rues. | You are ravaging the streets. |
Ils | Ils saccagent | Ils saccagent les champs. | They are devastating the fields. |
Elles | Elles saccagent | Elles saccagent les villes voisines. | They are plundering the neighboring cities. |
Other Conjugations for Saccager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb saccager (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saccager
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