L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Introduction to the verb décalaminer
The English translation of the French verb décalaminer is “to decarbonize.” The infinitive form of décalaminer is pronounced as “day-kah-lah-mee-nay.”
Décalaminer comes from the combination of the French prefix “dé-” (meaning “to remove”) and the word “calamine” (a type of mineral that forms on the surface of metal objects). In everyday French, décalaminer is most often used to describe the act of removing carbon build-up from an engine or other metal surfaces.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, décalaminer is used as a command or instruction, similar to the English imperative form. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Décalamine la bougie avant de la changer. (Decarbonize the spark plug before changing it.)
- Décalamine le moteur régulièrement pour éviter les problèmes. (Decarbonize the engine regularly to avoid problems.)
- N’oublie pas de décalaminer le carburateur. (Don’t forget to decarbonize the carburetor.)
The English translations for these sentences are:
- Decarbonize the spark plug before changing it.
- Decarbonize the engine regularly to avoid problems.
- Don’t forget to decarbonize the carburetor.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of décalaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décalamine | Décalamine le moteur. | Decarbonize the engine. |
tu | décalamines | Décalamines le filtre à air. | Decarbonize the air filter. |
il | décalamine | Il décalamine sa voiture. | He is decarbonizing his car. |
elle | décalamine | Elle décalamine les bougies. | She is decarbonizing the spark plugs. |
on | décalamine | On décalamine tous les mois. | We decarbonize every month. |
nous | décalaminons | Décalaminons ensemble. | Let’s decarbonize together. |
vous | décalaminez | Décalaminez vos moteurs. | Decarbonize your engines. |
ils | décalaminent | Ils décalaminent régulièrement. | They decarbonize regularly. |
elles | décalaminent | Elles décalaminent leur voiture. | They decarbonize their car. |
Other Conjugations for Décalaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalaminer
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Décalaminer – 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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