Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Introduction to the verb monder
The English translation of the French verb monder is “to peel” or “to skin.” The infinitive form of monder is pronounced “mohn-deh.”
Monder comes from the Old French word “mondier,” meaning “to remove the skin.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to peeling fruits or vegetables, but can also be used in a more general sense to refer to removing any type of skin or peel.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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Je dois monder les pommes avant de les couper. (I need to peel the apples before cutting them.)
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Elle a mondé les carottes pour la salade. (She peeled the carrots for the salad.)
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Il faut monder les amandes avant de les utiliser dans la recette. (You need to skin the almonds before using them in the recipe.)
Monder – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of monder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | monde | Je monde les légumes. | I peel the vegetables. |
tu | mondes | Tu mondes les pommes. | You peel the apples. |
il | monde | Il monde les oignons. | He peels the onions. |
elle | monde | Elle monde les oranges. | She peels the oranges. |
on | monde | On monde les carottes. | We peel the carrots. |
nous | mondons | Nous mondons les patates. | We peel the potatoes. |
vous | mondez | Vous mondez les concombres. | You (formal) peel the cucumbers. |
ils | mondent | Ils mondent les bananes. | They (masculine) peel the bananas. |
elles | mondent | Elles mondent les poires. | They (feminine) peel the pears. |
Other Conjugations for Monder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb monder (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb monder
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