Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Introduction to the verb iriser
The English translation of the French verb iriser is “to iridescent.” It is pronounced as “ee-ree-zay.”
The origin of the verb iriser comes from the noun iris, meaning “rainbow” in Greek. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe something that has an iridescent quality or appears to have changing colors when viewed from different angles.
Examples:
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Le soleil se couche et les nuages commencent à iriser dans le ciel. (The sun is setting and the clouds are starting to iridescent in the sky.)
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Le colibri a des plumes qui irisent au soleil. (The hummingbird has feathers that iridescent in the sunlight.)
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La bulle de savon irise de toutes les couleurs. (The soap bubble is iridescent with all colors.)
Iriser – 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 iriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | irise | J’irise la bulle d’eau. | I am irising the water bubble. |
tu | irises | Tu irises le savon. | You are irising the soap. |
il | irise | Il irise le ciel. | He is irising the sky. |
elle | irise | Elle irise la perle. | She is irising the pearl. |
on | irise | On irise le paysage. | We are irising the landscape. |
nous | irissons | Nous irissons les bulles de savon. | We are irising the soap bubbles. |
vous | irisez | Vous irisez la surface de l’eau. | You are irising the surface of the water. |
ils | irisent | Ils irisent les ailes du papillon. | They are irising the butterfly’s wings. |
elles | irisent | Elles irisent les bulles de champagne. | They are irising the champagne bubbles. |
Other Conjugations for Iriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb iriser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb iriser
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