Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Introduction to the verb chanfreiner
The English translation of the French verb “chanfreiner” is “to bevel” or “to chamfer.” The infinitive form “chanfreiner” is pronounced as “shahn-fray-ne.”
The word “chanfreiner” originated from the Old French word “chanfraigne,” which was derived from the Latin word “cancellus” meaning “lattice” or “grating.” In everyday French, “chanfreiner” is commonly used in carpentry, metalworking, and masonry to describe the act of creating a beveled edge or chamfer on a surface or edge of a material.
Three examples of using “chanfreiner” in everyday French are:
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J’ai utilisé une machine spéciale pour chanfreiner les bords en bois de l’étagère.
(I used a special machine to bevel the wooden edges of the shelf.) -
Les carreleurs ont d’abord chanfreiné les carreaux de céramique avant de les poser.
(The tilers first chamfered the ceramic tiles before installing them.) -
Avant de souder les pièces métalliques, il est important de les chanfreiner pour une meilleure adhérence.
(Before welding the metal parts, it is important to bevel them for better adhesion.)
Chanfreiner – 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 chanfreiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | chanfreine | Je chanfreine | I bevel |
tu | chanfreines | Tu chanfreines | You bevel |
il | chanfreine | Il chanfreine | He bevels |
elle | chanfreine | Elle chanfreine | She bevels |
on | chanfreine | On chanfreine | One bevels / We bevel |
nous | chanfreinons | Nous chanfreinons | We bevel |
vous | chanfreinez | Vous chanfreinez | You bevel / You all bevel |
ils | chanfreinent | Ils chanfreinent | They bevel |
elles | chanfreinent | Elles chanfreinent | They bevel |
Other Conjugations for Chanfreiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
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