L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Introduction to the verb argenter
The English translation of the French verb argenter is “to silver.” It is pronounced “ar-jon-tay.”
The origin of the word argenter can be traced back to the Latin word “argentum,” meaning silver. It entered the French language in the 12th century as “argentier” and evolved into its modern form, “argenter,” in the 16th century.
In everyday French, argenter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present infinitive form of a verb. This form is used to express an action that is ongoing or habitual.
Here are three simple examples of argenter in the L’infinitif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je vais argenter mes bijoux. (I am going to silver my jewels.)
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Tu devrais argenter cette vieille table en bois. (You should silver this old wooden table.)
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Nous aimons argenter nos couverts pour les grandes occasions. (We like to silver our cutlery for special occasions.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of argenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | argente | Je argente les bijoux. | I silver the jewelry. |
tu | argentes | Tu argentes la table. | You silver the table. |
il | argente | Il argente le miroir. | He silvers the mirror. |
elle | argente | Elle argente les couverts. | She silvers the cutlery. |
on | argente | On argente les objets. | We silver the objects. |
nous | argentons | Nous argentons la pièce. | We silver the coin. |
vous | argentez | Vous argentez le vase. | You silver the vase. |
ils | argentent | Ils argentent les bijoux. | They silver the jewelry. |
elles | argentent | Elles argentent les assiettes. | They silver the plates. |
Other Conjugations for Argenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter (this article)
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Argenter – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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