Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Introduction to the verb abattre
The English translation of the French verb abattre is “to knock down” or “to bring down.” It is pronounced as ah-ba-truh in its infinitive form.
The language origin of abattre can be traced back to the Old French word “abatre,” which means “to fell” or “to throw down.” In modern French, it is primarily used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Here are three simple examples of how abattre is used in everyday French:
- Les ouvriers vont abattre l’arbre demain. (The workers will bring down the tree tomorrow.)
- Nous avons abattu notre adversaire dans le match de football. (We knocked down our opponent in the soccer game.)
- L’armée a utilisé des drones pour abattre les terroristes. (The army used drones to take down the terrorists.)
Please note that the English translations may vary depending on the context of the sentence.
Abattre – 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 abattre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’abats | J’abats un arbre. | I am cutting down a tree. |
Tu | tu abats | Tu abats une cloison. | You are taking down a partition. |
Il | il abat | Il abat une carte. | He is laying down a card. |
Elle | elle abat | Elle abat un mur. | She is knocking down a wall. |
On | on abat | On abat les obstacles. | We are overcoming obstacles. |
Nous | nous abattons | Nous abattons le dîner. | We are preparing dinner. |
Vous | vous abattez | Vous abattez l’avion. | You are shooting down the plane. |
Ils | ils abattent | Ils abattent des arbres. | They are cutting down trees. |
Elles | elles abattent | Elles abattent des murs. | They are demolishing walls. |
Other Conjugations for Abattre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abattre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abattre
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