Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Introduction to the verb ourdir
The English translation of the French verb ourdir is “to warp.” It is pronounced “oor-deer.”
Ourdir comes from the Old French word “ordir,” which means “to arrange in order.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of preparing a loom for weaving by arranging the threads in a specific order.
Examples:
- Je dois ourdir le métier à tisser avant de pouvoir commencer à tisser. (I have to warp the loom before I can start weaving.)
- Les fils sont soigneusement ourdis pour créer un motif complexe dans le tissu. (The threads are carefully warped to create a complex pattern in the fabric.)
- Il est important d’avoir une bonne technique pour ourdir afin d’éviter les erreurs dans le tissage. (It’s important to have a good technique for warping in order to avoid mistakes in the weaving.)
Ourdir – 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 ourdir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | ourdis | Je ourdis un plan. | I plot a plan. |
Tu | ourdis | Tu ourdis une intrigue. | You weave a plot. |
Il | ourdit | Il ourdit une histoire. | He weaves a story. |
Elle | ourdit | Elle ourdit un complot. | She devises a plot. |
On | ourdit | On ourdit une conspiration. | One schemes a conspiracy. |
Nous | ourdissons | Nous ourdissons une stratégie. | We devise a strategy. |
Vous | ourdissez | Vous ourdissez une machination. | You plot a scheme. |
Ils | ourdissent | Ils ourdissent un plan machiavélique. | They plan a Machiavellian scheme. |
Elles | ourdissent | Elles ourdissent une ruse. | They devise a trick. |
Other Conjugations for Ourdir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ourdir
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