Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Introduction to the verb broyer
The English translation of the French verb “broyer” is “to grind” or “to crush.” The infinitive form “broyer” is pronounced as “bwa-yey.”
The verb “broyer” derives from the Old French word “broier,” which comes from the Latin word “brodium” meaning “to chew.” In everyday French, “broyer” is commonly used to express the action of grinding or crushing something into small pieces.
Examples:
- Je vais broyer du café pour faire du café moulu. (I am going to grind some coffee to make ground coffee.)
- Il faut broyer les épices avant de les ajouter à la sauce. (You need to crush the spices before adding them to the sauce.)
- Elle aime broyer les biscuits secs pour en faire une base de tarte. (She enjoys grinding dry biscuits to make a pie crust base.)
Broyer – 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 broyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | broie | Je broie les épices. | I grind the spices. |
tu | broies | Tu broies du papier. | You grind some paper. |
il | broie | Il broie des grains. | He grinds some grains. |
elle | broie | Elle broie les herbes. | She grinds the herbs. |
on | broie | On broie les noix. | We grind the nuts. |
nous | broyons | Nous broyons du café. | We grind some coffee. |
vous | broyez | Vous broyez du sel. | You grind some salt. |
ils | broient | Ils broient les olives. | They grind the olives. |
elles | broient | Elles broient les céréales. | They grind the cereals. |
Other Conjugations for Broyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb broyer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
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