Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Introduction to the verb tanner
The English translation of the French verb tanner is “to tan.” The infinitive form is pronounced “tah-neh.”
The word tanner comes from the Old French word “taneor,” which means “to convert into leather.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of tanning leather, but can also be used figuratively to mean “to make someone angry or irritated.”
Examples of tanner in French and their English translations are:
- Je vais chez le tanneur pour faire teindre mon cuir. (I’m going to the tanner to have my leather dyed.)
- Arrête de me tanner avec tes questions ! (Stop irritating me with your questions!)
- Le soleil m’a tanné la peau. (The sun tanned my skin.)
Tanner – 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 tanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je tanne | Je tanne souvent mes amis. | I often tan my friends. |
tu | tu tannes | Tu tannes ta peau au soleil. | You tan your skin in the sun. |
il | il tanne | Il tanne son cuir dans la tannerie. | He tans his leather in the tannery. |
elle | elle tanne | Elle tanne le cuir pour ses créations. | She tans the leather for her creations. |
on | on tanne | On tanne les peaux de vache pour en faire du cuir. | We tan cow hides to make leather. |
nous | nous tannons | Nous tannons ensemble depuis des années. | We have been tanning together for years. |
vous | vous tannez | Vous tannez les peaux avec soin. | You tan the hides carefully. |
ils | ils tannent | Ils tannent le cuir pour les chaussures. | They tan the leather for shoes. |
elles | elles tannent | Elles tannent la peau de mouton pour en faire des tapis. | They tan sheepskin to make carpets. |
Other Conjugations for Tanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tanner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tanner
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