Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Introduction to the verb affouiller
The English translation of the French verb “affouiller” is “to fray” or “to unravel” in English. The infinitive form of “affouiller” is pronounced as [a-foo-yey].
The word “affouiller” originates from the Old French verb “foillier,” meaning “to fray” or “to wear out.” In everyday French, “affouiller” is most often used to describe the action of unraveling or fraying threads or fabric.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in French:
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Ne tire pas trop sur ce fil, tu risques de l’affouiller.
(Don’t pull too hard on this thread, you might fray it.) -
En lavant ce pull à la machine, il s’est affouillé.
(By washing this sweater in the machine, it unraveled.) -
Les bords de cette nappe sont affouillés à force de l’utiliser.
(The edges of this tablecloth are frayed from frequent use.)
Affouiller – 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 affouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’affouille | J’affouille le tissu. | I roughen the fabric. |
tu | tu affouilles | Tu affouilles la terre. | You roughen the ground. |
il | il affouille | Il affouille la pierre. | He roughens the stone. |
elle | elle affouille | Elle affouille le bois. | She roughens the wood. |
on | on affouille | On affouille le métal. | One roughens the metal. |
nous | nous affouillons | Nous affouillons la surface. | We roughen the surface. |
vous | vous affouillez | Vous affouillez le papier. | You roughen the paper. |
ils | ils affouillent | Ils affouillent le sol. | They roughen the ground. |
elles | elles affouillent | Elles affouillent le plastique. | They roughen the plastic. |
Other Conjugations for Affouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
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