Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Introduction to the verb rabioter
The English translation of the French verb “rabioter” is “to scrape” or “to smooth out.” It is pronounced as “rah-bee-oh-teh.”
The origin of the word “rabioter” can be traced back to the medieval French word “rabiote,” meaning a piece of wood that is left over after cutting. In modern French, “rabioter” is most often used in everyday language to refer to the action of scraping or smoothing out a surface, typically with a tool or instrument.
Examples:
- Je vais rabioter la table en bois pour enlever les échardes. (I am going to scrape the wooden table to remove the splinters.)
- Le menuisier doit rabioter les planches avant de les assembler. (The carpenter needs to smooth out the planks before assembling them.)
- J’ai dû rabioter la peinture sur le mur pour qu’elle soit uniforme. (I had to scrape the paint on the wall to make it even.)
Rabioter – 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 rabioter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Je rabote | Je rabote tous les jours. | I plane every day.
Tu | Tu rabotes | Tu rabotes le bois. | You plane the wood.
Il | Il rabote | Il rabote avec précision. | He planes with precision.
Elle | Elle rabote | Elle rabote les planches. | She planes the planks.
On | On rabote | On rabote souvent en atelier. | We often plane in the workshop.
Nous | Nous rabotons | Nous rabotons les bords. | We plane the edges.
Vous | Vous rabotez | Vous rabotez la table. | You plane the table.
Ils | Ils rabotent | Ils rabotent les poutres. | They plane the beams.
Elles | Elles rabotent | Elles rabotent les planchettes. | They plane the boards.
Other Conjugations for Rabioter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rabioter
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