L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Introduction to the verb démâter
The English translation of démâter is “to unrig” or “to dismast.” The infinitive form, démâter, is pronounced as “day-mah-tay.”
The word démâter comes from the French verb “mâter,” which means “to rig” or “to mast.” The prefix “dé-” changes the meaning to “undo” or “remove.” Démâter is most often used in a nautical context, referring to the process of removing a ship’s masts and rigging.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, démâter is used as a command or instruction. Here are three simple examples of its usage with their English translations:
- Démâtez le bateau avant la tempête ! (Unrig the boat before the storm!)
- Ne démâtez pas le navire tant que nous ne sommes pas à quai. (Don’t dismast the ship until we’re at the dock.)
- Demâtez-vous immédiatement si vous sentez que le vent devient trop fort. (Dismast immediately if you feel the wind is getting too strong.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of démâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démâte | Démâte le bateau ! | Take down the sails! |
tu | démâte | Ne démâte pas si vite ! | Don’t take down the sails so quickly! |
il | démâte | Il démâte le navire. | He takes down the ship’s sails. |
elle | démâte | Elle n’a pas démâté. | She didn’t take down the sails. |
on | démâté | On a démâté à cause de la tempête. | We took down the sails because of the storm. |
nous | démâtons | Démâtons tous ensemble ! | Let’s all take down the sails together! |
vous | démâtez | Démâtez les voiles rapidement. | Take down the sails quickly. |
ils | démâtent | Ils n’ont pas démâté assez tôt. | They didn’t take down the sails early enough. |
elles | démâtent | Elles ont démâté le bateau. | They took down the ship’s sails. |
Other Conjugations for Démâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
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Démâter – 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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