Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Introduction to the verb emplumer
The English translation of the French verb “emplumer” is “to pluck” or “to feather.” The infinitive form “emplumer” is pronounced as [ɑ̃.ply.me].
Emplumer originates from the Old French word “emplumer” which means “to pluck feathers.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of removing feathers from birds or animals.
Examples of usage:
- Je vais emplumer les oiseaux que j’ai chassés. (I am going to pluck the birds I hunted.)
- Le fermier doit emplumer les poulets avant de les vendre. (The farmer has to pluck the chickens before selling them.)
- Elle ne sait pas comment emplumer un canard. (She doesn’t know how to pluck a duck.)
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Emplumer – 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 emplumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’emplume | J’emplume un oiseau. | I pluck a bird. |
tu | tu emplumes | Tu emplumes un canard. | You pluck a duck. |
il | il emplume | Il emplume une poule. | He plucks a chicken. |
elle | elle emplume | Elle emplume une autruche. | She plucks an ostrich. |
on | on emplume | On emplume des dindes. | We pluck turkeys. |
nous | nous emplumons | Nous emplumons des pigeons. | We pluck pigeons. |
vous | vous emplumez | Vous emplumez un faisan. | You pluck a pheasant. |
ils | ils emplument | Ils emplument des oies. | They pluck geese. |
elles | elles emplument | Elles emplument des paons. | They pluck peacocks. |
Other Conjugations for Emplumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
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