Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Introduction to the verb dégrossir
The English translation of the French verb dégrossir is “to rough out” or “to roughen”. It is pronounced “day-groh-seer”.
The language origin of dégrossir comes from the Old French word “desgrossir”, meaning “to make less coarse” or “to polish”. In everyday French, it is typically used to describe the process of smoothing or refining something, whether it be physical or abstract.
Examples:
- Il faut dégrossir ce projet avant de le présenter à notre supérieur. (We need to refine this project before presenting it to our boss.)
- Elle a dégrossi son style d’écriture pour mieux s’adapter aux attentes du public. (She polished her writing style to better fit the expectations of her audience.)
- Le sculpteur passe des heures à dégrossir la pierre avant de commencer à sculpter les détails. (The sculptor spends hours roughing out the stone before starting to carve the details.)
Dégrossir – 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 dégrossir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | dégrossis | Je dégrossis | I smooth out |
tu | dégrossis | Tu dégrossis | You smooth out |
il | dégrossit | Il dégrossit | He smooths out |
elle | dégrossit | Elle dégrossit | She smooths out |
on | dégrossit | On dégrossit | One smooths out |
nous | dégrossissons | Nous dégrossissons | We smooth out |
vous | dégrossissez | Vous dégrossissez | You (formal) smooth out |
ils | dégrossissent | Ils dégrossissent | They smooth out |
elles | dégrossissent | Elles dégrossissent | They (feminine) smooth out |
Other Conjugations for Dégrossir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrossir
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