Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Introduction to the verb enterrer
The English translation of the French verb “enterrer” is “to bury”. The infinitive form of “enterrer” is pronounced as [ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe].
The word “enterrer” originated from the Latin verb “interrare” which means “to bury”. In everyday French, “enterrer” is most often used to refer to the action of burying someone or something, both literally and figuratively.
Examples:
- J’ai aidé à enterrer mon chien dans le jardin. (I helped bury my dog in the garden.)
- Il faut enterrer cette idée, elle n’est pas réalisable. (We need to bury this idea, it’s not feasible.)
- Les archéologues ont découvert et enterré les vestiges de la civilisation ancienne. (The archaeologists discovered and buried the remnants of the ancient civilization.)
Enterrer – 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 enterrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | enterre | J’enterre mon chien dans le jardin. | I bury my dog in the garden. |
tu | enterres | Tu enterres tes soucis. | You bury your worries. |
il | enterre | Il enterre son grand-père. | He buries his grandfather. |
elle | enterre | Elle enterre les mauvais souvenirs. | She buries bad memories. |
on | enterre | On enterre les déchets dans ce conteneur. | We bury the waste in this container. |
nous | enterrons | Nous enterrons nos ancêtres avec respect. | We bury our ancestors with respect. |
vous | enterrez | Vous enterrez les secrets du passé. | You bury the secrets of the past. |
ils | enterrent | Ils enterrent leur ami qui est décédé. | They bury their deceased friend. |
elles | enterrent | Elles enterrent les plantes dans le sol. | They bury the plants in the ground. |
Other Conjugations for Enterrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
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