Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Introduction to the verb miter
The English translation of the French verb miter is “to mitre.” It is pronounced “mee-ter” in its infinitive form.
Miter comes from the Latin word “mitra,” meaning headband or turban, and has been used in French since the 12th century. In everyday French, miter is most often used in the context of woodworking or carpentry, where it means to join two pieces of wood at an angle to form a corner.
Examples:
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Je dois miter ces deux morceaux de bois pour construire l’armoire. (I need to mitre these two pieces of wood to build the cabinet.)
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Le charpentier a utilisé une scie à onglets pour miter les planches. (The carpenter used a miter saw to cut the boards at an angle.)
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Il faut miter les coins des cadres pour qu’ils s’emboîtent parfaitement. (The corners of the frames need to be mitred so they fit together perfectly.)
Miter – 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 miter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je mite | Je mite en bois. | I miter in wood. |
tu | tu mites | Tu mites ta chemise. | You miter your shirt. |
il | il mite | Il mite les angles. | He miter angles. |
elle | elle mite | Elle mite le cadre. | She miter the frame. |
on | on mite | On mite ensemble. | We miter together. |
nous | nous mitons | Nous mitons les planches. | We miter the boards. |
vous | vous mitez | Vous mitez le bois. | You miter the wood. |
ils | ils mitent | Ils mitent les pièces. | They miter the pieces. |
elles | elles mitent | Elles mitent les angles. | They miter the angles. |
Other Conjugations for Miter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
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