Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Introduction to the verb harponner
The English translation of harponner is “to harpoon.” It is pronounced “ar-poh-nay.”
The word harponner comes from the French word “harpon,” which means “harpoon.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of using a harpoon to catch or kill fish or other marine animals.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
- Je vais harponner du thon pour le dîner. (I am going to harpoon some tuna for dinner.)
- Les pêcheurs utilisent des harpons pour attraper des baleines. (Fishermen use harpoons to catch whales.)
- Il a harponné un requin lors de sa dernière plongée. (He harpooned a shark during his last dive.)
Harponner – 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 harponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | harponne | Je harponne le poisson. | I harpoon the fish. |
Tu | harponnes | Tu harponnes le requin. | You harpoon the shark. |
Il | harponne | Il harponne le phoque. | He harpoons the seal. |
Elle | harponne | Elle harponne le thon. | She harpoons the tuna. |
On | harponne | On harponne le baleine. | One harpoons the whale. |
Nous | harponnons | Nous harponnons les poissons. | We harpoon the fish. |
Vous | harponnez | Vous harponnez les requins. | You harpoon the sharks. |
Ils | harponnent | Ils harponnent les phoques. | They harpoon the seals. |
Elles | harponnent | Elles harponnent les thons. | They harpoon the tunas. |
Other Conjugations for Harponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb harponner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
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