L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Introduction to the verb dessaler
The English translation of the French verb dessaler is “to desalinate” or “to remove salt”. The infinitive form, dessaler, is pronounced “deh-sah-lay”.
The word dessaler comes from the Latin word “sal” meaning salt, with the prefix “des-” meaning “to remove”. It is most often used in French to refer to the process of removing salt from food, such as soaking salted meats or rinsing salted fish. In everyday French, it is also used in the context of desalinating seawater to make it drinkable.
Examples in L’impératif Présent tense:
- “Dessale le poisson avant de le faire cuire.” (Remove the salt from the fish before cooking it.)
- “N’oublie pas de dessaler la viande avant de la mettre dans la poêle.” (Don’t forget to desalinate the meat before putting it in the pan.)
- “Il est important de dessaler l’eau de mer avant de la boire.” (It is important to desalinate seawater before drinking it.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dessaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dessale | Dessale le poisson avant de le cuisiner. | Remove the salt from the fish before cooking it. |
tu | dessale | Dessale ta viande avant de la faire cuire. | Remove the salt from your meat before cooking it. |
il | dessale | Il faut dessaler les olives avant de les manger. | You need to desalt the olives before eating them. |
elle | dessale | Elle dessale toujours les aliments avant de les cuisiner. | She always desalts food before cooking it. |
on | dessale | On doit dessaler le jambon avant de le servir. | We have to desalt the ham before serving it. |
nous | dessalons | Dessalons la sauce avant de la servir. | Let’s desalt the sauce before serving it. |
vous | dessalez | Dessalez les légumes avant de les mettre dans la soupe. | Desalt the vegetables before putting them in the soup. |
ils | dessalent | Ils dessalent les viandes avant de les cuisiner. | They desalt the meat before cooking it. |
elles | dessalent | Elles dessalent les aliments pour les rendre moins salés. | They desalt food to make it less salty. |
Other Conjugations for Dessaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
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Dessaler – 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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