Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Introduction to the verb marqueter
The English translation of the French verb marqueter is “to inlay.” It is pronounced “mar-keh-tey.”
Marqueter comes from the French word “marqueterie,” which has its roots in the Arabic word “markata,” meaning “inlaid work.” It is most often used in the context of woodworking and furniture making, referring to the process of decorating a surface with small pieces of contrasting material.
Examples:
- J’ai passé des heures à marqueter cette commode ancienne pour lui donner un aspect plus élégant. (I spent hours inlaying this antique dresser to give it a more elegant look.)
- Le motif marqueté sur ce bureau est magnifique, n’est-ce pas ? (The inlaid pattern on this desk is beautiful, isn’t it?)
- Mon grand-père était un maître dans l’art de marqueter les meubles en bois. (My grandfather was a master in the art of inlaying wooden furniture.)
Marqueter – 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 marqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | marquette | Je marquette un motif sur du bois. | I marqueter a pattern on wood. |
Tu | marquettes | Tu marquettes un tableau en bois. | You marqueter a wooden painting. |
Il | marquette | Il marquette de belles pièces. | He marqueters beautiful pieces. |
Elle | marquette | Elle marquette avec précision. | She marqueters with precision. |
On | marquette | On marquette des meubles en bois. | One marquetters wooden furniture. |
Nous | marquettons | Nous marquettons des motifs complexes. | We marqueter complex patterns. |
Vous | marquettez | Vous marquettez des objets uniques. | You marqueter unique objects. |
Ils | marquettent | Ils marquettent de différents bois. | They marqueter different types of wood. |
Elles | marquettent | Elles marquettent avec talent. | They marqueter with talent. |
Other Conjugations for Marqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marqueter
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