Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Introduction to the verb serfouir
The English translation of the French verb serfouir is “to sift/to rummage.” It is pronounced as “sehr-foo-ir.”
The language origin of serfouir comes from the Old French word “sarfouir” which means “to dig up.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of searching or looking for something in a disorganized manner. It can also be used to describe the act of sifting through something, such as papers or belongings.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je dois serfouir dans mes affaires pour trouver mes clés. (I have to rummage through my things to find my keys.)
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Le bureau est en désordre, il faut serfouir pour trouver ce document. (The office is messy, we have to sift through to find this document.)
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Les enfants ont serfoui dans le bac à sable toute la journée. (The children rummaged in the sandbox all day.)
Note: The English translations are not literal and may vary based on context.
Serfouir – 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 serfouir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je serfouis | Je serfouis dans le jardin. | I am digging in the garden. |
Tu | Tu serfouis | Tu serfouis la terre rapidement. | You are digging the soil quickly. |
Il | Il serfouit | Il serfouit un trou pour planter un arbre. | He is digging a hole to plant a tree. |
Elle | Elle serfouit | Elle serfouit des légumes dans son potager. | She is digging vegetables in her vegetable patch. |
On | On serfouit | On serfouit la terre pour construire une maison. | We are digging the soil to build a house. |
Nous | Nous serfouissons | Nous serfouissons des fossiles sur la plage. | We are digging for fossils on the beach. |
Vous | Vous serfouissez | Vous serfouissez des trésors dans la grotte. | You are digging for treasures in the cave. |
Ils | Ils serfouissent | Ils serfouissent des racines pour les replanter. | They are digging up roots to replant. |
Elles | Elles serfouissent | Elles serfouissent des vers de terre pour pêcher. | They are digging for worms to go fishing. |
Other Conjugations for Serfouir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb serfouir
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