Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Introduction to the verb encorner
The English translation of the French verb “encorner” is “to corner.” The infinitive form “encorner” is pronounced as ahn-kor-nay.
The word “encorner” originates from the Old French word “corner” which means “angle” or “corner.” In everyday French, “encorner” is primarily used in the context of sports, specifically rugby, to describe the act of tackling an opponent and driving them towards the corner of the field.
Examples of usage:
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Les joueurs ont réussi à encorner leur adversaire.
(The players managed to corner their opponent.) -
L’équipe adverse a encorné notre joueur, mais il a réussi à se dégager.
(The opposing team cornered our player, but he managed to break free.) -
Il a été encorné par plusieurs joueurs à la fois.
(He was cornered by several players at once.)
Encorner – 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 encorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’encorne | J’encorne le taureau. | I corner the bull. |
Tu | tu encornes | Tu encornes l’ennemi. | You corner the enemy. |
Il | il encorne | Il encorne le joueur. | He corners the player. |
Elle | elle encorne | Elle encorne le concurrent. | She corners the competitor. |
On | on encorne | On encorne les adversaires. | One corners the opponents. |
Nous | nous encornons | Nous encornons l’animal. | We corner the animal. |
Vous | vous encornez | Vous encornez le véhicule. | You (plural) corner the vehicle. |
Ils | ils encornent | Ils encornent les voleurs. | They (masculine) corner the thieves. |
Elles | elles encornent | Elles encornent les suspects. | They (feminine) corner the suspects. |
Other Conjugations for Encorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
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