Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Introduction to the verb légender
The English translation of the French verb “légender” is “to caption” or “to provide captions for.” It is pronounced as “lay-zhahn-day” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of “légender” comes from the French noun “légende,” meaning legend or caption. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of adding captions or legend to images or illustrations, typically in books or newspapers.
Example 1: J’ai dû légendé toutes les photos pour le livre de cuisine.
Translation: I had to caption all the photos for the cookbook.
Example 2: Les illustrations de ce magazine ne sont pas légendées.
Translation: The illustrations in this magazine are not captioned.
Example 3: Le photographe a demandé à son assistant de légender toutes les photos avant leur publication.
Translation: The photographer asked his assistant to provide captions for all the photos before their publication.
Légender – 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 légender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je lègende | Je lègende les photos. | I caption the photos. |
tu | tu légendes | Tu légendes très bien. | You caption very well. |
il | il légende | Il légende les illustrations. | He captions the illustrations. |
elle | elle légende | Elle légende les images. | She captions the images. |
on | on légende | On légende les graphiques. | We caption the graphics. |
nous | nous légendons | Nous légendons les tableaux. | We caption the tables. |
vous | vous légendez | Vous légendez les schémas. | You (plural/formal) caption the diagrams. |
ils | ils légendent | Ils légendent les cartes. | They (masculine) caption the maps. |
elles | elles légendent | Elles légendent les dessins. | They (feminine) caption the drawings. |
Other Conjugations for Légender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb légender (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
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