L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Introduction to the verb estérifier
The English translation of the French verb estérifier is “to esterify.” It is pronounced as “es-tay-ree-fee-ay.”
The verb estérifier comes from the Latin word “steris,” which means “solid, firm.” It is most often used in chemistry and biochemistry to describe the process of converting an alcohol into an ester by the reaction with an acid. However, it can also be used in a more general sense to mean “to turn into an ester” or “to make more stable.”
In everyday French, estérifier is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense to give commands or instructions. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Estérifiez le mélange pendant 30 minutes. (Esterify the mixture for 30 minutes.)
- N’oubliez pas d’estérifier le produit avant de l’utiliser. (Don’t forget to esterify the product before using it.)
- Estérifiez ces acides gras pour obtenir des esters odorants. (Esterify these fatty acids to obtain fragrant esters.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of estérifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | estérifie | Estérifie ce mélange. | Convert this mixture. |
tu | estérifie | Estérifie cette substance. | Convert this substance. |
il | estérifie | Il estérifie la solution. | He is converting the solution. |
elle | estérifie | Elle estérifie le produit. | She is converting the product. |
on | estérifie | On estérifie tous les échantillons. | We are converting all the samples. |
nous | estérifions | Estérifions ensemble. | Let’s convert together. |
vous | estérifiez | Estérifiez ces ingrédients. | Convert these ingredients. |
ils | estérifient | Ils estérifient la substance. | They are converting the substance. |
elles | estérifient | Elles estérifient les produits. | They are converting the products. |
Other Conjugations for Estérifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
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Estérifier – 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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