L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Introduction to the verb décanter
The English translation of the French verb décanter is “to decant.” It is pronounced as “day-kan-tay” in its infinitive form.
Décanter comes from the Latin word “decantare,” which means “to pour off, to decant.” In everyday French, décanter is most commonly used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative present tense. This tense is used to give commands or orders.
Three simple examples of décanter in the L’impératif Présent tense are:
- Décanter le vin avant de le servir. (Decant the wine before serving it.)
- Décanter le jus d’orange dans une carafe. (Decant the orange juice into a carafe.)
- Ne décanter pas trop lentement, le café risque de refroidir. (Don’t decant too slowly, the coffee might get cold.)
English translations:
- Decant the wine before serving it.
- Decant the orange juice into a carafe.
- Don’t decant too slowly, the coffee might get cold.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of décanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décante | Décante le vin avant de le servir. | Decant the wine before serving it. |
tu | décante | Décante le jus de fruits. | Decant the fruit juice. |
il | décante | Il décante toujours son vin. | He always decants his wine. |
elle | décante | Elle décante le thé. | She decants the tea. |
on | décante | On décante le lait avant de le boire. | We decant the milk before drinking it. |
nous | décanter | Décanter est une étape importante du processus de vinification. | Decanting is an important step in the winemaking process. |
vous | décantez | Décantez le contenu dans un autre récipient. | Pour the contents into another container. |
ils | décantent | Ils décantent le vin en utilisant un entonnoir. | They decant the wine using a funnel. |
elles | décantent | Elles décantent le jus de fruits pour enlever les impuretés. | They decant the fruit juice to remove impurities. |
Other Conjugations for Décanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décanter
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Décanter – 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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