L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Introduction to the verb enrailler
The English translation of the French verb enrailler is “to derail.” It is pronounced as “ahn-rah-yay.”
The language origin of enrailler can be traced back to the Old French word “railler,” meaning “to mock” or “to ridicule.” Over time, the prefix “en-” was added to indicate the action of causing something to go off track or off course, giving the modern meaning of “to derail.”
In everyday French, enrailler is primarily used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form. It is used to give direct orders or instructions to someone.
Here are three simple examples of using enrailler in L’impératif Présent tense with their English translations:
- Enraille le train immédiatement ! (Derail the train immediately!)
- N’enraille pas la conversation, s’il te plaît. (Don’t derail the conversation, please.)
- Enraillons la soirée avec un peu de musique ! (Let’s derail the evening with some music!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of enrailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enraille | Enraille cette machine. | Stop this machine. |
tu | enrailles | Enrailles-toi. | Get yourself off the tracks. |
il | enraille | Il enraille souvent. | He often causes problems. |
elle | enraille | Elle enraille tout. | She messes everything up. |
on | enraillons | Enraillons ces wagons. | Let’s connect these wagons. |
nous | enraillons | Enraillons à gauche. | Let’s turn left. |
vous | enraillez | Enraillez les voitures. | Connect the cars. |
ils | enraillent | Enraillent les trains. | They are connecting the trains. |
elles | enraillent | Enraillent les wagons. | They are connecting the wagons. |
Other Conjugations for Enrailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
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Enrailler – 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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