Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Introduction to the verb houssiner
The English translation of the French verb houssiner is “to cover with a cloth” or “to put a cover on”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ooh-see-neh”.
Houssiner comes from the Old French word “hous”, meaning “house” or “covering”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to covering or protecting something with a cloth or cover.
Examples:
- Je vais houssiner le canapé avec cette couverture. (I am going to cover the sofa with this blanket.)
- N’oublie pas de houssiner le gâteau avec du papier d’aluminium. (Don’t forget to cover the cake with aluminum foil.)
- Le jardinier a houssiné les plantes pour les protéger du gel. (The gardener covered the plants to protect them from the frost.)
Houssiner – 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 houssiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | houssine | Je houssine mes meubles. | I dust my furniture. |
tu | houssines | Tu houssines ton lit. | You dust your bed. |
il | houssine | Il houssine la table. | He dusts the table. |
elle | houssine | Elle houssine ses étagères. | She dusts her shelves. |
on | houssine | On houssine la maison. | We dust the house. |
nous | houssinons | Nous houssinons les meubles. | We dust the furniture. |
vous | houssinez | Vous houssinez les murs. | You dust the walls. |
ils | houssinent | Ils houssinent leur salon. | They dust their living room. |
elles | houssinent | Elles houssinent leurs chaises. | They dust their chairs. |
Other Conjugations for Houssiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houssiner
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