L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance” or “to keep a distance.” It is pronounced as “dees-tahn-see-eh” in the infinitive form.
Distancier comes from the root word “distance,” which originated from the Latin word “distantia,” meaning “space” or “interval.” In everyday French, distancier is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form used to give orders or instructions.
Here are three simple examples of how distancier is used in the L’impératif Présent tense in everyday French:
- Distanciez-vous les uns des autres. (Distance yourselves from each other.)
- Ne distanciez pas vos amis à cause de vos différences. (Don’t distance yourself from your friends because of your differences.)
- Distancions-nous de tout ce qui peut nous nuire. (Let’s distance ourselves from anything that can harm us.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distancie | Distancie-toi de moi. | Keep your distance from me. |
tu | distancia | Distancia-toi de lui. | Keep your distance from him. |
il | distance | Distance-toi des autres. | Keep your distance from others. |
elle | distance | Distance-toi de la foule. | Keep your distance from the crowd. |
on | distance | Distancez-vous de la scène. | Keep your distance from the stage. |
nous | distançons | Distançons-nous pour éviter la contamination. | Let’s keep our distance to avoid contamination. |
vous | distancez | Distancez-vous des autres. | Keep your distance from others. |
ils | distancent | Distancent-vous de la dispute. | Keep your distance from the argument. |
elles | distancent | Distancent-vous des conflits. | Keep your distance from conflicts. |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
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Distancier – 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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