Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Introduction to the verb échiner
The English translation of the French verb échiner is “to bone,” and the infinitive form is pronounced as “ay-shee-nay.”
Échiner comes from the Old French word “eschine” which means “spine” or “backbone.” In everyday French, it is most often used in cooking to refer to the process of removing bones from meat or fish.
Examples:
- Je vais échiner le poulet avant de le faire cuire. (I am going to bone the chicken before cooking it.)
- Il est important d’échiner le poisson avant de le mariner. (It’s important to bone the fish before marinating it.)
- Pour cette recette, vous devez échiner les côtelettes d’agneau. (For this recipe, you need to bone the lamb chops.)
Échiner – 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 échiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | échine | J’échine du boeuf. | I debone beef. |
tu | échines | Tu échines le poulet. | You debone chicken. |
il | échine | Il échine le poisson. | He debones fish. |
elle | échine | Elle échine le lapin. | She debones rabbit. |
on | échine | On échine le gibier. | One debones game. |
nous | échinons | Nous échinons les légumes. | We debone vegetables. |
vous | échinez | Vous échinez le veau. | You debone veal. |
ils | échinent | Ils échinent les volailles. | They debone poultry. |
elles | échinent | Elles échinent les crustacés. | They debone seafood. |
Other Conjugations for Échiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb échiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb échiner
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