Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Introduction to the verb claquemurer
The English translation of the French verb claquemurer is “to barricade.” The infinitive form, claquemurer, is pronounced as [klak-muh-ray].
The word claquemurer originates from two French words: claque (meaning “slap” or “bang”) and murer (meaning “to wall up”). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of barricading or sealing off an area, usually a building, by closing or locking all the doors and windows.
Examples:
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Les habitants ont claquemuré leurs maisons pour se protéger des cambrioleurs.
(The residents barricaded their houses to protect themselves from burglars.) -
Lors de l’émeute, la police a claquemuré la zone pour maintenir l’ordre.
(During the riot, the police barricaded the area to maintain order.) -
Le restaurant a dû claquemurer ses portes en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19.
(The restaurant had to close its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
Claquemurer – 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 claquemurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | claquemure | Je claquemure la maison. | I board up the house. |
tu | claquemures | Tu claquemures la fenêtre. | You board up the window. |
il | claquemure | Il claquemure la porte. | He boards up the door. |
elle | claquemure | Elle claquemure l’entrée. | She boards up the entrance. |
on | claquemure | On claquemure le garage. | One boards up the garage. |
nous | claquemurons | Nous claquemurons la cave. | We board up the cellar. |
vous | claquemurez | Vous claquemurez la véranda. | You (plural) board up the veranda. |
ils | claquemurent | Ils claquemurent la façade. | They board up the facade. |
elles | claquemurent | Elles claquemurent les fenêtres. | They board up the windows. |
Other Conjugations for Claquemurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
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