Détachez

Détachez is a form of the French verb détacher. It functions as the present indicative for the second person plural (vous détachez) and as the imperative form (Détachez) addressing multiple people. The base verb détacher means to detach, detach from, or disengage. In addition to physical detachment, the term can be used in figurative contexts to indicate separation or disengagement of ideas, attachments, or emotions.

In ordinary usage, détacher is applied to objects or elements that are to be separated from another part or from a container. Examples include detach a part from a machine, detach a label from a product, or detach pages from a book. It can also denote removing something attachment-like, such as detaching a fuse or a hood from a device. In a figurative sense, one may say se détacher d’une idée or se détacher émotionnellement, meaning to distance oneself from a belief or feeling.

Morphology and conjugation: détacher is a regular -er verb. The present tense forms include je détache, tu détaches, il détache, nous détachons, vous détachez, ils détachent. The imperative forms are détache (tu), détachez (vous), détachons (nous). The form détachez therefore appears in commands to several people or in formal address, as well as in the present indicative for “vous”.

See also: détaché, détachement, se détacher.