Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Introduction to the verb désincarcérer
The English translation of the French verb “désincarcérer” is “to free from entrapment” or “to extricate.” The infinitive form of “désincarcérer” is pronounced as “day-zan-kar-say-ray.”
The verb “désincarcérer” is derived from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (meaning “to undo” or “to free”) and the word “incarcérer” (meaning “to imprison” or “to incarcerate”). It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of freeing someone or something from a confined or trapped situation. It is often used in the context of emergency services, such as firefighters extricating people from car accidents or rescuing individuals from collapsed buildings.
Here are three examples of the usage of “désincarcérer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les pompiers désincarcérèrent rapidement les victimes de l’accident.
(The firefighters quickly freed the victims from the accident.) -
L’équipe de secours désincarcéra le chat coincé dans l’arbre.
(The rescue team extricated the cat stuck in the tree.) -
Les sauveteurs désincarcérèrent les survivants ensevelis sous les décombres.
(The rescuers freed the survivors trapped under the rubble.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is a literary or formal tense typically used in written French, especially in historical or narrative contexts. In everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé tense would be more commonly used to talk about past events.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désincarcérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désincarcérai | J’ai désincarcéré la victime. | I extricated the victim. |
Tu | désincarcéras | Tu as désincarcéré la personne. | You extricated the person. |
Il | désincarcéra | Il a désincarcéré les blessés. | He extricated the injured. |
Elle | désincarcéra | Elle a désincarcéré les prisonniers. | She extricated the prisoners. |
On | désincarcéra | On a désincarcéré les survivants. | One extricated the survivors. |
Nous | désincarcérâmes | Nous avons désincarcéré les otages. | We extricated the hostages. |
Vous | désincarcérâtes | Vous avez désincarcéré les blessés. | You extricated the injured. |
Ils | désincarcérèrent | Ils ont désincarcéré les victimes. | They extricated the victims. |
Elles | désincarcérèrent | Elles ont désincarcéré les personnes. | They (feminine) extricated the people. |
Other Conjugations for Désincarcérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désincarcérer
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Désincarcérer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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