L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Introduction to the verb désembrayer
The English translation of the French verb désembrayer is “to disengage” or “to release”. It is pronounced like “day-sahn-bray-ay” in its infinitive form.
Désembrayer comes from the French prefix “dés-” which means “to undo” or “to remove”, and the word “embrayer” which means “to engage” or “to put into gear”. Literally, désembrayer means to undo the engagement or disengage.
In everyday French, désembrayer is often used in its infinitive form to describe the action of releasing or disengaging something, such as a clutch in a car or a brake on a bicycle.
Three examples of désembrayer in the L’infinitif Présent tense are:
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Je dois désembrayer l’embrayage avant de changer de vitesse. (I have to disengage the clutch before changing gears.)
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N’oublie pas de désembrayer le frein à main avant de démarrer la voiture. (Don’t forget to release the handbrake before starting the car.)
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Il faut désembrayer le levier pour changer la direction de la tondeuse. (You have to disengage the lever to change the direction of the lawnmower.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of désembrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désembraye | Je désembraye la voiture. | I disengage the car. |
tu | désembrayes | Tu désembrayes trop souvent. | You disengage too often. |
il | désembraye | Il désembraye facilement. | He disengages easily. |
elle | désembraye | Elle désembraye avant de freiner. | She disengages before braking. |
on | désembraye | On désembraye le moteur. | We disengage the engine. |
nous | désembrayons | Nous désembrayons pour changer de vitesse. | We disengage to change gears. |
vous | désembrayez | Vous désembrayez avant de changer de direction. | You disengage before changing direction. |
ils | désembrayent | Ils désembrayent l’embrayage. | They disengage the clutch. |
elles | désembrayent | Elles désembrayent le levier. | They disengage the lever. |
Other Conjugations for Désembrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer (this article)
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Désembrayer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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