L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Introduction to the verb dactylographier
The English translation of the French verb dactylographier is “to type” or “to typewrite.” It is pronounced as “dak-tee-loh-gra-fee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word dactylographier comes from the Greek words “daktylos,” meaning finger, and “graphein,” meaning to write. It was first used in the late 19th century to refer to the act of typing or using a typewriter.
In everyday French, dactylographier is most often used in the imperative present tense, which is used to give commands or make requests. It is conjugated as follows:
je dactylographie
tu dactylographies
il/elle/on dactylographie
nous dactylographions
vous dactylographiez
ils/elles dactylographient
Here are three examples of its usage in the imperative present tense with their translations:
- Dactylographie ce rapport pour demain. (Type this report for tomorrow.)
- Ne dactylographiez pas trop vite, vous risquez de faire des erreurs. (Don’t type too fast, you might make mistakes.)
- Dactylographions ensemble ce document, ça ira plus vite. (Let’s type this document together, it will be faster.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dactylographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dactylographie | Je dactylographie tous les jours. | I type every day. |
tu | dactylographie | Tu ne dactylographies pas assez vite. | You don’t type fast enough. |
il | dactylographie | Il dactylographie des rapports. | He types up reports. |
elle | dactylographie | Elle dactylographie ses notes. | She types up her notes. |
on | dactylographie | On dactylographie sur l’ordinateur. | We type on the computer. |
nous | dactylographions | Dactylographions ensemble. | Let’s type together. |
vous | dactylographiez | Vous dactylographiez très bien. | You type very well. |
ils | dactylographient | Ils dactylographient leurs devoirs. | They type up their homework. |
elles | dactylographient | Elles dactylographient leurs lettres. | They type up their letters. |
Other Conjugations for Dactylographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
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Dactylographier – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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