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Today’s word : Se désaltérer in French.
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The word Se désaltérer in French is a verb. What does it mean and how do we conjugate it?
Se désaltérer in French – Meaning
1. Faire cesser sa soif en buvant. Apaiser la soif.
Se désaltérer in French means “to quench one’s thirst”.
Exemple : Arthur se désaltère avec un jus de fruits. (Arthur is quenching his thirst with fruit juice.)
How to conjugate the verb Se désaltérer in French
The verb Se désaltérer in French is a regular verb from the first group (verbs in -ER). It’s also a reflexive verb.
This is how you conjugate it in the present tense (le présent de l’indicatif):
Je me désaltère
Tu te désaltères
Il / elle / on se désaltère
Nous nous désaltérons
Vous vous désaltérez
Ils / elles se désaltèrent
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Construct sentences with Se désaltérer
It is possible to use the verb “désaltérer” by itself (and not applying the reflexive pronoun).
For example, for the reflexive verb se désaltérer:
Le cheval se désaltère. (The horse is quenching its thirst)
This is the reflexive verb. The subject of the sentence is “le cheval”. The object of the sentence is also “le cheval”, but we are referring to it as “se”, as it is quenching itself (reflexive).
Now, let’s take a look at the use of just “désaltérer”:
L’eau est la meilleure boisson pour désaltérer. (Water is the best drink to quench thirst)
Conclusion
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