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French · Verb · #414 most common

dissoudre

to dissolve


Irregular3rd ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jedissous
tudissous
il/elledissout
nousdissolvons
vousdissolvez
ils/ellesdissolvent

Je dissous le sucre dans mon café.

I dissolve the sugar in my coffee.

Ils dissolvent le sel dans l'eau.

They dissolve the salt in the water.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai dissous
tuas dissous
il/ellea dissous
nousavons dissous
vousavez dissous
ils/ellesont dissous

J'ai dissous le médicament dans un verre d'eau.

I dissolved the medicine in a glass of water.

Elle a dissous les cristaux dans le liquide.

She dissolved the crystals in the liquid.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jedissoutais
tudissoutais
il/elledissoutait
nousdissolvions
vousdissolviez
ils/ellesdissolvaient

Quand j'étais enfant, je dissolvais souvent des bonbons dans de l'eau.

When I was a child, I often dissolved candies in water.

Nous dissolvions le sucre dans le thé chaque matin.

We dissolved the sugar in the tea every morning.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jedissoudrai
tudissoudras
il/elledissoudra
nousdissoudrons
vousdissoudrez
ils/ellesdissoudront

Demain, je dissoudrai le sel dans la soupe.

Tomorrow, I will dissolve the salt in the soup.

Ils dissoudront les pigments dans le vernis.

They will dissolve the pigments in the varnish.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jedissoudrais
tudissoudrais
il/elledissoudrait
nousdissoudrions
vousdissoudriez
ils/ellesdissoudraient

Je dissoudrais le chocolat si j'avais de l'eau chaude.

I would dissolve the chocolate if I had hot water.

Elle dissoudrait le sucre si elle en avait besoin.

She would dissolve the sugar if she needed it.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jedissolve
tudissolves
il/elledissolve
nousdissolvions
vousdissolviez
ils/ellesdissolvent

Il faut que je dissolve ce problème rapidement.

It is necessary that I dissolve this problem quickly.

Je veux que tu dissolves cette substance avec précaution.

I want you to dissolve this substance carefully.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais dissous
tuavais dissous
il/elleavait dissous
nousavions dissous
vousaviez dissous
ils/ellesavaient dissous

J'avais dissous le sel avant de commencer la recette.

I had dissolved the salt before starting the recipe.

Ils avaient dissous le sucre dans le lait avant de le chauffer.

They had dissolved the sugar in the milk before heating it.

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Common questions
Is "dissoudre" regular or irregular in French?
"dissoudre" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
How do you conjugate "dissoudre" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "dissoudre" conjugates as: dissous, dissous, dissolvons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "dissoudre" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "dissoudre" conjugates as: ai dissous, as dissous, avons dissous, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "dissoudre" in French?
"dissoudre" (to dissolve) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.