Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Introduction to the verb dégrosser
to dégrosser means to rough out or to roughen in English. The infinitive form of dégrosser is pronounced as “day-gross-ay”.
The verb dégrosser comes from the old French word “desgrossier”, which means to make rough. It is derived from the Latin word “disgrossare”, meaning to remove what is gross or crude. In everyday French, dégrosser is commonly used to describe the action of making something less crude or rough, or to improve or refine something.
Here are three examples of dégrosser in everyday French:
- J’ai dégrossi mon texte avant de le rendre. (I roughed out my text before submitting it.)
- Elle dégrossit son projet en éliminant les idées inutiles. (She refines her project by eliminating unnecessary ideas.)
- On a dégrossi le bois pour en faire une sculpture. (We roughed out the wood to make a sculpture.)
Note: dégrosser can also be used figuratively to mean “to train” or “to educate” someone, but in everyday French, the more common meaning is related to refining or roughing out something.
Dégrosser – 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 dégrosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | dégrossis | Je dégrossis le bois. | I rough out the wood. |
Tu | dégrosses | Tu dégrosses les détails. | You rough out the details. |
Il | dégrossit | Il dégrossit les pièces. | He roughs out the pieces. |
Elle | dégrossit | Elle dégrossit le tissu. | She roughs out the fabric. |
On | dégrossit | On dégrossit le projet. | We rough out the project. |
Nous | dégrossissons | Nous dégrossissons les surfaces. | We rough out the surfaces. |
Vous | dégrossissez | Vous dégrossissez les bords. | You rough out the edges. |
Ils | dégrossissent | Ils dégrossissent les chevaux. | They rough out the horses. |
Elles | dégrossissent | Elles dégrossissent les pierres. | They rough out the stones. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
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