Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Introduction to the verb rupiner
The English translation of the French verb rupiner is “to ruin.” The infinitive form, “rupiner,” is pronounced as [ʀypi’ne].
The origin of the word rupiner can be traced back to the Latin word “rupes,” meaning “rock” or “cliff.” In French, it evolved to mean “destroying something as if pulverizing a rock.”
In everyday French, rupiner is most often used to describe the action of causing great damage or destruction to something or someone.
Examples:
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Les intempéries ont rupiné les cultures dans cette région. (The bad weather ruined the crops in this region.)
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Ses dépenses inconsidérées ont fini par rupiner ses économies. (His reckless spending ended up ruining his savings.)
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La guerre a rupiné ce pays et laissé des milliers de personnes sans abri. (The war has devastated this country and left thousands of people homeless.)
Rupiner – 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 rupiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je rupine | Je rupine tous les jours pour me détendre. | I ruminate daily to relax. |
Tu | tu rupines | Tu rupines souvent sur tes problèmes. | You often ruminate on your problems. |
Il | il rupine | Il rupine depuis des heures sans trouver de solution. | He’s been ruminating for hours without finding a solution. |
Elle | elle rupine | Elle rupine sur ses erreurs passées. | She’s ruminating on her past mistakes. |
On | on rupine | On rupine pour trouver une réponse à ce problème. | We are ruminating to find an answer to this problem. |
Nous | nous rupinons | Nous rupinons ensemble pour trouver une solution. | We are ruminating together to find a solution. |
Vous | vous rupinez | Vous rupinez depuis longtemps sur cette décision. | You’ve been ruminating for a long time on this decision. |
Ils | ils rupinent | Ils rupinent sur leurs soucis financiers. | They are ruminating on their financial worries. |
Elles | elles rupinent | Elles rupinent en silence dans leur coin. | They are ruminating silently in their corner. |
Other Conjugations for Rupiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rupiner
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