Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Introduction to the verb grisonner
The English translation of the French verb grisonner is “to turn grey” or “to grey”. It is pronounced “gree-zoh-nay”.
The word grisonner comes from the French noun “grison”, which means “grey-haired person” or “greyhound”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of hair turning grey due to aging.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Mon père a commencé à grisonner à l’âge de 40 ans. (My father started to turn grey at the age of 40.)
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Les cheveux de ma grand-mère ont complètement grisonné. (My grandmother’s hair has completely greyed.)
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Les années ont passé et il a commencé à grisonner, mais il reste toujours aussi séduisant. (The years have passed and he started to grey, but he remains just as charming.)
Grisonner – 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 grisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je grisonne | Je grisonne à cause de mes cheveux gris. | I am graying because of my gray hair. |
Tu | tu grisonnes | Pourquoi tu grisonnes si jeune ? | Why are you graying so young? |
Il | il grisonne | Il grisonne comme son père. | He is graying like his father. |
Elle | elle grisonne | Elle grisonne depuis ses 30 ans. | She has been graying since she was 30. |
On | on grisonne | On grisonne plus vite avec le stress. | We gray faster due to stress. |
Nous | nous grisonnons | Nous grisonnons ensemble depuis si longtemps. | We have been graying together for so long. |
Vous | vous grisonnez | Vous grisonnez à peine. | You are barely graying. |
Ils | ils grisonnent | Ils grisonnent tous les deux. | They both are graying. |
Elles | elles grisonnent | Elles grisonnent à cause du vieillissement. | They are graying due to aging. |
Other Conjugations for Grisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisonner
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