Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Introduction to the verb reterser
The English translation of the French verb reterser is “to overturn” or “to upset.” It is pronounced as “ruh-tehr-SAY.”
The word reterser originates from the Old French word “retorser,” which means “to twist” or “to turn.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of flipping or turning something over, often implying a negative or chaotic event.
3 examples of its usage in French with their English translations are:
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Je n’ai pas fait exprès de reterser la table en jouant avec le ballon. (I didn’t mean to flip over the table while playing with the ball.)
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La crise économique a retersé la vie de nombreuses familles. (The economic crisis turned the lives of many families upside down.)
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Le vent fort a retersé les poubelles dans la rue. (The strong wind overturned the trash cans in the street.)
Reterser – 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 reterser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | retourse | Je retourse le livre. | I flip the book. |
tu | retorses | Tu retorses le papier. | You flip the paper. |
il | retorse | Il retorse la carte. | He flips the card. |
elle | retorse | Elle retorse la crêpe. | She flips the crepe. |
on | retorse | On retorse le vêtement. | We flip the clothing. |
nous | retorsons | Nous retorsons le steak. | We flip the steak. |
vous | retorsez | Vous retorsez la page. | You flip the page. |
ils | retorsent | Ils retorsent le burger. | They flip the burger. |
elles | retorsent | Elles retorsent la crème. | They flip the cream. |
Other Conjugations for Reterser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb reterser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reterser
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