Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Introduction to the verb réfracter
The English translation of the French verb réfracter is “to refract.” It is pronounced as “ray-frak-tay.”
Réfracter comes from the Latin word “refractus,” which means “broken.” In everyday French, it is most often used in scientific or technical contexts, referring to the bending or changing direction of light or other waves.
Example 1: La lumière se réfracte lorsqu’elle passe à travers un prisme.
Translation: Light refracts when it passes through a prism.
Example 2: Les lunettes de soleil ont des verres spéciaux pour réfracter les rayons UV.
Translation: Sunglasses have special lenses to refract UV rays.
Example 3: La réfraction est un phénomène important en optique.
Translation: Refraction is an important phenomenon in optics.
Réfracter – 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 réfracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je réfracte | Je réfracte la lumière. | I refract the light. |
Tu | Tu réfractes | Tu réfractes la lumière. | You refract the light. |
Il | Il réfracte | Il réfracte la lumière. | He refracts the light. |
Elle | Elle réfracte | Elle réfracte la lumière. | She refracts the light. |
On | On réfracte | On réfracte la lumière. | One refracts the light. |
Nous | Nous réfractons | Nous réfractons la lumière. | We refract the light. |
Vous | Vous réfractez | Vous réfractez la lumière. | You (plural) refract the light. |
Ils | Ils réfractent | Ils réfractent la lumière. | They (masculine) refract the light. |
Elles | Elles réfractent | Elles réfractent la lumière. | They (feminine) refract the light. |
Other Conjugations for Réfracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfracter
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