Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Introduction to the verb faner
The English translation of the French verb “faner” is “to wither.” The infinitive form “faner” is pronounced as “fa-ne.”
The verb “faner” comes from the Latin word “fēnus,” meaning “hay.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of plants or flowers losing freshness, vitality, or color due to drying or aging.
Examples:
- Les fleurs fanent rapidement en été. (The flowers wither quickly in summer.)
- Ne laisse pas les légumes faner dans le réfrigérateur. (Don’t let the vegetables wither in the refrigerator.)
- Les feuilles du vieil arbre ont commencé à faner. (The leaves of the old tree have started to wither.)
Faner – 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 faner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je fane | Je fane les fleurs. | I wither the flowers. |
Tu | tu fanes | Tu fanes rapidement. | You wither quickly. |
Il | il fane | Il fane sous le soleil. | He withers under the sun. |
Elle | elle fane | Elle fane quand il fait chaud. | She withers when it’s hot. |
On | on fane | On fane les légumes au soleil. | We wither the vegetables in the sun. |
Nous | nous fanons | Nous fanons le foin. | We wither the hay. |
Vous | vous fanez | Vous fanez les feuilles mortes. | You wither the dead leaves. |
Ils | ils fanent | Ils fanent les herbes sauvages. | They wither the wild herbs. |
Elles | elles fanent | Elles fanent les plantes tropicales. | They wither the tropical plants. |
Other Conjugations for Faner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faner
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