Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Introduction to the verb ravauder
The English translation of the French verb ravauder is “to darn.” It is pronounced “rah-voh-der.”
The language origin of ravauder comes from the Old French word “ravauder,” which means “to patch up.” In everyday French, ravauder is most often used to describe the act of mending or repairing clothes or other fabric items.
Examples:
- Je dois ravauder ma chaussette trouée. (I have to darn my sock with a hole.)
- Ma grand-mère a l’habitude de ravauder ses vieux vêtements. (My grandmother is used to darning her old clothes.)
- On ne peut plus utiliser cette nappe, elle est tellement déchirée qu’il faudrait la ravauder. (We can’t use this tablecloth anymore, it’s so torn that it would need to be darned.)
Ravauder – 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 ravauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je ravaude | Je ravaude mon pull. | I am darning my sweater. |
Tu | tu ravaudes | Tu ravaudes tes chaussettes. | You are mending your socks. |
Il | il ravaude | Il ravaude sa veste. | He is repairing his jacket. |
Elle | elle ravaude | Elle ravaude sa jupe. | She is darning her skirt. |
On | on ravaude | On ravaude les rideaux. | We are mending the curtains. |
Nous | nous ravaudons | Nous ravaudons nos vêtements. | We are darning our clothes. |
Vous | vous ravaudez | Vous ravaudez vos gants. | You are repairing your gloves. |
Ils | ils ravaudent | Ils ravaudent leurs chaussons. | They are darning their slippers. |
Elles | elles ravaudent | Elles ravaudent leur pantalon. | They are mending their pants. |
Other Conjugations for Ravauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ravauder
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