Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Introduction to the verb avoisiner
The English translation of the French verb “avoisiner” is “to be close to” or “to be near.” The infinitive form of “avoisiner” is pronounced as “a-vwa-zeen-ay.”
The word “avoisiner” comes from the Old French word “avoisinier,” which means “to be neighborly.” In everyday French, “avoisiner” is most often used to describe the proximity or nearness of something or someone.
Examples:
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Les deux maisons avoisinent la rivière.
(The two houses are close to/near the river.) -
L’aéroport avoisine la ville.
(The airport is close to/near the city.) -
Mon appartement avoisine un parc.
(My apartment is close to/near a park.)
Avoisiner – 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 avoisiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | avoisine | J’avoisine la maison. | I am close to the house. |
Tu | avoisines | Tu avoisines la plage. | You are close to the beach. |
Il | avoisine | Il avoisine le parc. | He is close to the park. |
Elle | avoisine | Elle avoisine l’école. | She is close to the school. |
On | avoisine | On avoisine le centre-ville. | One is close to the city center. |
Nous | avoisinons | Nous avoisinons la gare. | We are close to the train station. |
Vous | avoisinez | Vous avoisinez le restaurant. | You are close to the restaurant. |
Ils | avoisinent | Ils avoisinent la rivière. | They (masculine) are close to the river. |
Elles | avoisinent | Elles avoisinent la montagne. | They (feminine) are close to the mountain. |
Other Conjugations for Avoisiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
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