L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Introduction to the verb encaver
The English translation of the French verb encaver is “to cave in”. It is pronounced as “ahn-kah-vay”. The infinitive form of encaver is “encaver” and is pronounced the same way.
The word encaver comes from the Latin word “cavus” which means “hollow”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative present tense. This tense is used to give commands or express requests.
Here are three examples of encaver used in the L’impératif Présent tense:
- Encave le mur ! (Cave in the wall!)
- N’encavez pas sous ce rocher ! (Don’t cave in under this rock!)
- Encavons-nous avant la tempête ! (Let’s cave in before the storm!)
English translations:
- Encave le mur ! – Cave in the wall!
- N’encavez pas sous ce rocher ! – Don’t cave in under this rock!
- Encavons-nous avant la tempête ! – Let’s cave in before the storm!
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of encaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encave | Encave-moi dans tes bras. | Hold me in your arms. |
tu | encave | N’encave pas tes émotions. | Don’t bottle up your emotions. |
il | encave | Il encave son vin. | He puts his wine in a cellar. |
elle | encave | Elle encave ses souvenirs. | She keeps her memories in a safe place. |
on | encavons | On encavons les bouteilles. | We put the bottles in a cellar. |
nous | encavons | Encavons-nous vite ! | Let’s hurry up! |
vous | encavez | Encavez votre opinion. | Share your opinion. |
ils | encavent | Ils encavent leurs différends. | They bury their differences. |
elles | encavent | Elles encavent leur honte. | They bury their shame. |
Other Conjugations for Encaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaver
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Encaver – 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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