Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Introduction to the verb aplanir
The English translation of the French verb aplanir is “to flatten” or “to smooth out”. It is pronounced “ah-pla-neer”.
Aplanir comes from the Latin word “planus” meaning “flat” or “level”, and it is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of making something flat or smooth.
Examples:
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Je dois aplanir la pâte avant de la mettre au four. (I need to roll out the dough before putting it in the oven.)
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Les ouvriers ont passé toute la journée à aplanir le terrain pour construire la maison. (The workers spent the whole day flattening the ground to build the house.)
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Après avoir appliqué cette crème, elle a remarqué que ses rides étaient aplanies. (After applying this cream, she noticed that her wrinkles were smoothed out.)
Aplanir – 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 aplanir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’aplanis | J’aplanis le terrain. | I am smoothing the ground. |
tu | tu aplanis | Tu aplanis les routes. | You are flattening the roads. |
il | il aplanit | Il aplanit les vagues. | He is flattening the waves. |
elle | elle aplanit | Elle aplanit la pâte. | She is smoothing out the dough. |
on | on aplanit | On aplanit le sol. | One is leveling the ground. |
nous | nous aplanissons | Nous aplanissons le mur. | We are flattening the wall. |
vous | vous aplatissez | Vous aplatissez les feuilles. | You (formal/plural) are flattening the leaves. |
ils | ils aplanissent | Ils aplanissent les chemins. | They are smoothing the paths. |
elles | elles aplanissent | Elles aplanissent les montagnes. | They (feminine) are flattening the mountains. |
Other Conjugations for Aplanir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplanir
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