Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Introduction to the verb fendre
The English translation of the French verb fendre is “to split” or “to crack.” It is pronounced as “fahn-druh” in the infinitive form.
The word fendre is derived from the Latin word “findere,” which means “to split.” In everyday French, fendre is most often used to describe the action of splitting or cracking something, either physically or metaphorically.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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“Il a fendu du bois pour le feu.” (He split some wood for the fire.)
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“La tempête a fendu l’arbre en deux.” (The storm cracked the tree in half.)
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“Elle a fendu la foule pour arriver en tête de la course.” (She cut through the crowd to reach the finish line first.)
Fendre – 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 fendre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je fends | Je fends du bois. | I split wood. |
tu | tu fends | Tu fends la bûche. | You split the log. |
il | il fend | Il fend le bois. | He splits the wood. |
elle | elle fend | Elle fend la bûche. | She splits the log. |
on | on fend | On fend le bois. | We split the wood. |
nous | nous fendons | Nous fendons du bois. | We split wood. |
vous | vous fendez | Vous fendez la bûche. | You split the log. |
ils | ils fendent | Ils fendent le bois. | They split the wood. |
elles | elles fendent | Elles fendent la bûche. | They split the log. |
Other Conjugations for Fendre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fendre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fendre
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