Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Introduction to the verb incurver
The English translation of the French verb incurver is “to bend” or “to curve.” It is pronounced “an-kuhr-vay.”
Incurver is a regular -er verb that comes from the Latin word incurvare, meaning “to bend inwards.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of bending or curving an object.
Here are three simple examples of how incurver is used in everyday French:
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Il a réussi à incurver la branche pour en faire une poignée. (He managed to bend the branch into a handle.)
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Les toits incurvés sont typiques de l’architecture locale. (Curved roofs are typical of the local architecture.)
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La route s’incurve à gauche après le pont. (The road curves to the left after the bridge.)
In English, these sentences would be translated as:
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He managed to bend the branch into a handle.
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Curved roofs are typical of the local architecture.
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The road curves to the left after the bridge.
Incurver – 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 incurver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’incurve | Je m’incurve pour éviter l’obstacle. | I’m curving to avoid the obstacle. |
tu | t’incurves | Tu t’incurves avec agilité. | You’re curving with agility. |
il | s’incurve | Il s’incurve pour rattraper le ballon. | He’s curving to catch the ball. |
elle | s’incurve | Elle s’incurve gracieusement sur la piste de danse. | She’s gracefully curving on the dance floor. |
on | s’incurve | On s’incurve pour saluer le professeur. | We’re bowing to greet the teacher. |
nous | nous incurvons | Nous nous incurvons en signe de respect. | We’re curving in a sign of respect. |
vous | vous incurvez | Vous vous incurvez pour admirer le paysage. | You’re curving to admire the landscape. |
ils | s’incurvent | Ils s’incurvent pour éviter le coup. | They’re curving to avoid the hit. |
elles | s’incurvent | Elles s’incurvent pour esquiver le danger. | They’re curving to dodge the danger. |
Other Conjugations for Incurver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incurver (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
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