Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Introduction to the verb gruter
The English translation of the French verb gruter is “to rummage.” It is pronounced as “grew-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word “gruter” originated from the Old French word “grut,” meaning “to hunt.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of searching or sifting through something, typically in a haphazard manner.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je vais gruter dans mon sac pour trouver mes clés. (I will rummage through my bag to find my keys.)
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Les enfants adorent gruter dans les boîtes à jouets pour trouver leur jouet préféré. (Children love rummaging through toy boxes to find their favorite toy.)
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Nous avons gruté dans les archives pour trouver des informations sur l’histoire de la ville. (We rummaged through the archives to find information about the history of the city.)
Gruter – 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 gruter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je grute | Je grute tous les jours. | I grute every day. |
Tu | tu grutes | Tu grutes très bien. | You grute very well. |
Il | il grute | Il grute beaucoup. | He grutes a lot. |
Elle | elle grute | Elle grute souvent. | She grutes often. |
On | on grute | On grute ensemble. | We grute together. |
Nous | nous grutons | Nous grutons en famille. | We grute as a family. |
Vous | vous grutez | Vous grutez avec nous ? | Do you grute with us? |
Ils | ils grutent | Ils grutent ensemble. | They grute together. |
Elles | elles grutent | Elles grutent depuis longtemps. | They grute for a long time. |
Other Conjugations for Gruter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gruter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruter
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