Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Introduction to the verb tronçonner
The English translation of the French verb tronçonner is “to saw,” and the infinitive form is pronounced as “tron-soh-neh.”
The word tronçonner comes from the Old French term “tronchon,” which means “log” or “piece of wood.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of cutting or sawing a log or piece of wood into smaller sections.
Examples:
- Je vais tronçonner le bois pour faire une étagère. (I am going to saw the wood to make a shelf.)
- Il faut tronçonner l’arbre pour qu’il ne tombe pas sur la maison. (We need to cut the tree into sections so it doesn’t fall on the house.)
- Le bûcheron utilise une scie pour tronçonner les troncs d’arbre. (The lumberjack uses a saw to cut the tree trunks into sections.)
Tronçonner – 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 tronçonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je tronçonne | Je tronçonne un arbre. | I am sawing a tree.
Tu | tu tronçonnes | Tu tronçonnes le bois. | You are sawing the wood.
Il | il tronçonne | Il tronçonne le morceau de métal. | He is sawing the piece of metal.
Elle | elle tronçonne | Elle tronçonne une branche. | She is sawing a branch.
On | on tronçonne | On tronçonne des planches. | We are sawing some boards.
Nous | nous tronçonnons | Nous tronçonnons les arbres. | We are sawing the trees.
Vous | vous tronçonnez | Vous tronçonnez la poutre. | You are sawing the beam.
Ils | ils tronçonnent | Ils tronçonnent les branches. | They are sawing the branches.
Elles | elles tronçonnent | Elles tronçonnent le bois. | They are sawing the wood.
Other Conjugations for Tronçonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tronçonner
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