Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Introduction to the verb safraner
The English translation of the French verb safraner is “to flavor with saffron.” It is pronounced as “sah-fra-neh.”
The origin of the word safraner can be traced back to the Arabic word “za’faran” which means “yellow.” It was later adapted into the Old French word “safran” before becoming “safraner” in modern French.
In everyday French, safraner is most often used in cooking to describe the act of adding saffron to a dish for flavor and color. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe adding a touch of something special or unique to a situation.
Examples:
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Je vais safraner le riz pour donner une belle couleur à mon plat. (I am going to flavor the rice with saffron to give my dish a beautiful color.)
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La chef a safrané la soupe avec du safran cultivé localement pour en faire un plat unique. (The chef saffroned the soup with locally grown saffron to make it a unique dish.)
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Pour safraner sa vie de voyage, elle a décidé de partir en Inde. (To spice up her life with some travel, she decided to go to India.)
Safraner – 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 safraner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | safrane | Je safrane un plat. | I season a dish. |
tu | safranes | Tu safranes un plat. | You season a dish. |
il | safrane | Il safrane un plat. | He seasons a dish. |
elle | safrane | Elle safrane un plat. | She seasons a dish. |
on | safrane | On safrane un plat. | One seasons a dish. |
nous | safranons | Nous safranons un plat. | We season a dish. |
vous | safranez | Vous safranez un plat. | You season a dish. |
ils | safranent | Ils safranent un plat. | They season a dish. |
elles | safranent | Elles safranent un plat. | They season a dish. |
Other Conjugations for Safraner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb safraner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb safraner
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