Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Introduction to the verb créneler
The English translation of the French verb “créneler” is “to crenelate” or “to battlement.” The infinitive form of “créneler” is pronounced as /kʁenle/.
The word “créneler” originates from the Old High German word “cernilen” and entered the French language during the Middle Ages. It is primarily used in the field of architecture to refer to the action of creating crenels or battlements on a wall or a castle.
In everyday French, the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense of “créneler” is rarely used as it is mostly reserved for formal writing, literature, or historical contexts. However, here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les ouvriers crénelèrent les murs du château.
English: The workers crenelated the walls of the castle. -
L’architecte crénela la tour pour lui donner une apparence médiévale.
English: The architect crenelated the tower to give it a medieval appearance. -
Pendant le Moyen Âge, de nombreux châteaux furent crénelés pour des raisons défensives.
English: During the Middle Ages, many castles were crenelated for defensive purposes.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of créneler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | crénelai | J’ai crénelé le mur. | I crenellated the wall. |
Tu | crénelas | Tu crénelas la tour. | You crenellated the tower. |
Il | crénela | Il crénela le château. | He crenellated the castle. |
Elle | crénela | Elle crénela la forteresse. | She crenellated the fortress. |
On | crénela | On crénela le bâtiment. | One crenellated the building. |
Nous | crénelâmes | Nous crénelâmes le rempart. | We crenellated the rampart. |
Vous | crénelâtes | Vous crénelâtes la muraille. | You crenellated the city wall. |
Ils | crénelèrent | Ils crénelèrent le pont. | They crenellated the bridge. |
Elles | crénelèrent | Elles crénelèrent la tour. | They (feminine) crenellated the tower. |
Other Conjugations for Créneler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créneler
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Créneler – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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