Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Introduction to the verb tartiner
The English translation of the French verb tartiner is “to spread”. It is pronounced as “tar-tee-nay”.
Tartiner comes from the Old French word “tartre” meaning “shortcrust pastry”, which evolved into “tartine” meaning “slice of bread with a spread”. The verb tartiner is most often used in everyday French to refer to spreading a type of food, such as jam, butter, or cheese, onto bread or crackers.
Examples:
- Je vais tartiner du beurre sur ma tartine. (I am going to spread butter on my slice of bread.)
- Tu devrais tartiner un peu de confiture sur ta crêpe. (You should spread some jam on your crepe.)
- Elle a tartiné du fromage frais sur ses crackers. (She spread some cream cheese on her crackers.)
Tartiner – 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 tartiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | tartine | Je tartine | I spread |
tu | tartines | Tu tartines | You spread |
il | tartine | Il tartine | He spreads |
elle | tartine | Elle tartine | She spreads |
on | tartine | On tartine | One spreads |
nous | tartinons | Nous tartinons | We spread |
vous | tartinez | Vous tartinez | You spread |
ils | tartinent | Ils tartinent | They spread |
elles | tartinent | Elles tartinent | They spread |
Other Conjugations for Tartiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tartiner
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