Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Introduction to the verb estérifier
The English translation of the French verb estérifier is “to esterify” or “to produce an ester.” It is pronounced as “es-te-ree-fee-ay.”
The word estérifier has its roots in the Latin word “stear,” which means “hard fat.” It was first used in French in the 18th century to refer to the chemical process of converting an acid and an alcohol into an ester.
In everyday French, estérifier is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action. It is often used in scientific or technical contexts.
Here are three simple examples of estérifier in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
1) Il faut que nous estérifions l’acide acétique avec l’éthanol pour obtenir de l’acétate d’éthyle. (We must esterify acetic acid with ethanol to obtain ethyl acetate.)
2) Il est possible que cette réaction s’estérifie rapidement à haute température. (It is possible that this reaction will esterify quickly at high temperature.)
3) Je doute que tu saches estérifier correctement ces composés chimiques. (I doubt that you know how to esterify these chemical compounds correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of estérifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | estérifie | Je doute qu’il estérifie. | I doubt he esterifies. |
tu | estérifies | Je veux que tu estérifies. | I want you to esterify. |
il | estérifie | Il est possible qu’il estérifie. | It’s possible he esterifies. |
elle | estérifie | Elle veut que j’elle estérifie. | She wants her to esterify. |
on | estérifie | Il est important qu’on estérifie. | It’s important we esterify. |
nous | estérifiions | Il est préférable que nous estérifiions. | It’s preferable we esterify. |
vous | estérifiiez | Il est nécessaire que vous estérifiiez. | It’s necessary you esterify. |
ils | estérifient | Il est essentiel qu’ils estérifient. | It’s essential they esterify. |
elles | estérifient | Il est crucial qu’elles estérifient. | It’s crucial they esterify. |
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 (this article)
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
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Estérifier – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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