L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Introduction to the verb désembrayer
The English translation of the French verb désembrayer is “to disengage” or “to uncouple.” It is pronounced as “day-zohm-breh-yay.”
Désembrayer comes from the prefix “dés-” which means “to undo” or “to detach” and the verb “embrayer” which means “to engage” or “to couple.” It is mostly used in the context of mechanics, referring to the action of disengaging a gear or a clutch.
In everyday French, désembrayer is often used in the L’impératif Présent tense as a command or instruction. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Désembraye ton vélo avant de le ranger. (Disengage your bike before storing it.)
- N’oublie pas de désembrayer le frein à main avant de démarrer la voiture. (Don’t forget to disengage the handbrake before starting the car.)
- Pour changer de vitesse, tu dois désembrayer d’abord. (To change gears, you have to disengage first.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of désembrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désembraye | Désembraye avant de changer de vitesse. | Disengage before changing gears. |
tu | désembrayes | Désembrayes lorsque tu t’arrêtes. | Disengage when you stop. |
il | désembraye | Il désembraye trop brusquement. | He disengages too abruptly. |
elle | désembraye | Elle désembraye sans prévenir. | She disengages without warning. |
on | désembraye | On désembraye en appuyant sur le bouton. | We disengage by pressing the button. |
nous | désembrayons | Désembrayons avant de sortir du garage. | Let’s disengage before leaving the garage. |
vous | désembrayez | Désembrayez avant de remorquer. | Disengage before towing. |
ils | désembrayent | Ils désembrayent avant de stationner. | They disengage before parking. |
elles | désembrayent | Elles désembrayent pour changer de conducteur. | They disengage to change drivers. |
Other Conjugations for Désembrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
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Désembrayer – 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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