L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Introduction to the verb encorder
The English translation of the French verb encorder is “to rope” or “to tie up”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahn-kohr-deh”.
Encorder comes from the combination of the prefix “en-” meaning “in” or “into”, and the noun “corde” meaning “rope”. Thus, encorder literally means “to put into a rope”. In everyday French, it is most often used in a literal sense to refer to the action of tying something up with a rope.
Examples of encorder in the L’impératif Présent tense are:
- Encorde bien le bateau avant que le vent ne se lève. (Tie up the boat well before the wind picks up.)
- N’oublie pas d’encorder ta valise avant de monter dans le train. (Don’t forget to rope/tie up your suitcase before getting on the train.)
- Pour grimper cette falaise, il faut savoir encorder soi-même. (To climb this cliff, you have to know how to rope/tie yourself up.)
English translations:
- Tie up
- Rope/tie up
- Rope/tie up
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of encorder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encorde | Encorde-moi avec cette corde. | Tie me up with this rope. |
tu | encorde | Encorde-le solidement. | Tie him up securely. |
il | encorde | Il encorde l’échelle. | He ties up the ladder. |
elle | encorde | Elle encorde le sac à dos. | She ties the backpack. |
on | encordons | Encordons-nous avant de grimper. | Let’s rope ourselves before climbing. |
nous | encordons | Nous encordons nos valises. | We tie our suitcases. |
vous | encordez | Encordez la bâche sur la voiture. | Tie the tarp on the car. |
ils | encordent | Ils encordent les alpinistes. | They are tying up the climbers. |
elles | encordent | Elles encordent leurs sacs. | They are tying their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Encorder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorder
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Encorder – 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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