Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Introduction to the verb hausser
The English translation of the French verb hausser is “to raise” or “to increase”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “oh-say”.
The word hausser comes from the Old French word “hauçer”, which has its roots in the Latin word “altiare”, meaning “to elevate”. In modern French, it is most commonly used in everyday language to describe an action of physically raising something, or figuratively to describe an increase in a quantity or level.
Examples:
- Je vais hausser le volume de la télévision. (I am going to raise the volume of the television.)
- L’entreprise a décidé de hausser les prix de ses produits. (The company has decided to increase the prices of its products.)
- Ne haussez pas le ton avec moi. (Don’t raise your voice at me.)
Translation:
The verb hausser means “to raise” or “to increase”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “oh-say”. It comes from the Old French word “hauçer” and is used to describe physically raising something or figuratively increasing a quantity or level. Some examples of its usage are “Je vais hausser le volume de la télévision” (I am going to raise the volume of the television), “L’entreprise a décidé de hausser les prix de ses produits” (The company has decided to increase the prices of its products), and “Ne haussez pas le ton avec moi” (Don’t raise your voice at me).
Hausser – 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 hausser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je hausse | Je hausse le ton | I raise my voice |
Tu | Tu hausses | Tu hausses les épaules | You shrug your shoulders |
Il | Il hausse | Il hausse les prix | He raises the prices |
Elle | Elle hausse | Elle hausse les sourcils | She raises her eyebrows |
On | On hausse | On hausse le volume | We turn up the volume |
Nous | Nous haussons | Nous haussons nos attentes | We raise our expectations |
Vous | Vous haussez | Vous haussez la main | You raise your hand |
Ils | Ils haussent | Ils haussent le niveau | They raise the level |
Elles | Elles haussent | Elles haussent la voix | They raise their voice |
Other Conjugations for Hausser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hausser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hausser
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