French Phrase
Améliore l'efficacité du système.
Meaning
A direct command meaning “Improve the system’s efficiency.” It is concise, authoritative, and typically used when giving instructions or setting goals in a professional setting.
When to use
Use this phrase in meetings, project briefs, or written directives when you want someone to increase the performance of a process, software, or any organized system. It works well in both formal and informal workplace French.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Améliorel'efficacitédusystème
Imperative of -er verbs
For regular -er verbs like *améliorer*, the 2nd‑person singular imperative drops the final *-s* (améliore, not améliores).
Elision (l')
The article *le* becomes *l'* before a vowel or mute *h* to avoid a hiatus (l'efficacité).
Contraction du + le = du
*Du* is the contracted form of *de le* and is used before masculine singular nouns (du système).
Gender of système
*Système* is a masculine noun, so it takes the article *le* (le système) which contracts to *du* after *de*.
🗨In Conversation
Améliore l'efficacité du système.
Improve the system’s efficiency.
Je vais analyser les goulots d'étranglement et proposer des solutions.
I’ll analyze the bottlenecks and propose solutions.
✕Common Mistakes
Améliorer l'efficacité du système.
Using the infinitive instead of the imperative loses the command tone.
Le efficacité du système.
The article must elide before a vowel; *l'efficacité* is correct.
de le système
The correct contraction is *du*.
Améliorez l'efficacité du système.
The 2nd‑person plural imperative *améliorez* is formal but changes the address; for a single person use *améliore*.
↔Alternatives
Optimise le rendement du système.
Optimize the system’s output.
Rends le système plus efficace.
Make the system more efficient.
Augmente l'efficacité du système.
Increase the system’s efficiency.
Cultural Tip
In French business communication, pure imperatives can sound blunt. Adding *s'il vous plaît* (please) or using the more polite *Veuillez* (please) softens the request: *Veuillez améliorer l'efficacité du système.* This nuance is appreciated in formal emails and meetings.