Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Introduction to the verb basaner
The English translation of the French verb “basaner” is “to tan.” The infinitive form “basaner” is pronounced as [ba-za-ney].
The word “basaner” comes from the Old French verb “baisaner,” which means “to tan.” It is derived from the noun “basane,” which referred to a type of lambskin used for bookbinding. In everyday French, “basaner” is commonly used to describe the action of getting a tan or the process of becoming tanned.
Examples of usage:
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Je vais à la plage pour me basaner.
(I am going to the beach to tan.) -
Elle adore se basaner au soleil.
(She loves to tan in the sun.) -
Nous nous sommes basanés pendant nos vacances en Méditerranée.
(We got tanned during our vacation in the Mediterranean.)
Please note that the pronunciation provided is an approximation using English phonetics.
Basaner – 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 basaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | basane | Je basane tous les jours. | I tan every day. |
Tu | basanes | Tu basanes bien. | You tan well. |
Il | basane | Il basane en vacances. | He tans on vacation. |
Elle | basane | Elle basane au soleil. | She tans in the sun. |
On | basane | On basane pour avoir un teint doré. | One tans to have a golden complexion. |
Nous | basanons | Nous basanons ensemble. | We tan together. |
Vous | basanez | Vous basanez dans un salon de bronzage. | You tan in a tanning salon. |
Ils | basanent | Ils basanent sur la plage. | They tan on the beach. |
Elles | basanent | Elles basanent avant les vacances. | They tan before vacation. |
Other Conjugations for Basaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basaner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
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