Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Introduction to the verb surcomprimer
The English translation of the French verb surcomprimer is “to overcompress.” It is pronounced “seuhr-kohm-pree-may.”
The language origin of surcomprimer comes from the prefix “sur,” meaning “over” or “beyond,” and the verb “comprimer,” meaning “to compress.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe a situation where something is being compressed too tightly or excessively.
Examples:
- Je dois surcomprimer cette valise pour qu’elle rentre dans le coffre de la voiture. (I have to overcompress this suitcase so it fits in the trunk of the car.)
- Le moteur a surcomprimé le liquide dans le tuyau, provoquant une fuite. (The engine overcompressed the liquid in the pipe, causing a leak.)
- Il faut éviter de surcomprimer les fichiers pour ne pas perdre de qualité lors de leur envoi par email. (It’s important not to overcompress files in order to avoid losing quality when sending them by email.)
Surcomprimer – 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 surcomprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | surcomprime | Je surcomprime toujours mes fichiers. | I always compress my files. |
tu | surcomprimes | Tu surcomprimes trop souvent. | You compress too often. |
il | surcomprime | Il surcomprime son disque dur. | He compresses his hard drive. |
elle | surcomprime | Elle surcomprime les photos avant de les envoyer. | She compresses the photos before sending them. |
on | surcomprime | On surcomprime pour économiser de l’espace. | We compress to save space. |
nous | surcomprimons | Nous surcomprimons nos dossiers régulièrement. | We regularly compress our folders. |
vous | surcomprimez | Vous surcomprimez toujours avant de transférer des fichiers. | You always compress before transferring files. |
ils | surcompriment | Ils surcompriment leurs jeux vidéo pour les stocker. | They compress their video games to store them. |
elles | surcompriment | Elles surcompriment leurs fichiers pour les partager. | They compress their files to share them. |
Other Conjugations for Surcomprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcomprimer
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