Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Introduction to the verb mortaiser
The English translation of the French verb mortaiser is “to dent/to notch.” It is pronounced “mohr-teh-zay.”
Mortaiser originates from the word “mortais,” which means “mortise” or a slot or hole made to receive a tenon (a type of joint used in woodworking). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of creating a mortise or notch, or to refer to the resulting dent or notch itself.
Examples:
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Je vais mortaiser les deux pièces de bois pour les assembler ensemble. (I am going to notch/dent the two pieces of wood to join them together.)
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Il a mortaisé un trou dans le mur pour accrocher le tableau. (He dented/notched a hole in the wall to hang the painting.)
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La machine mortaise automatiquement les pièces de bois en quelques secondes. (The machine notches/dents the pieces of wood automatically in a few seconds.)
Mortaiser – 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 mortaiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | mortaise | Je mortaise une planche. | I mortise a board. |
Tu | mortaises | Tu mortaises un meuble. | You mortise a piece of furniture. |
Il | mortaise | Il mortaise le bois. | He mortises the wood. |
Elle | mortaise | Elle mortaise une étagère. | She mortises a shelf. |
On | mortaise | On mortaise des pièces. | We mortise pieces. |
Nous | mortaisons | Nous mortaisons un tiroir. | We mortise a drawer. |
Vous | mortaisez | Vous mortaisez une table. | You mortise a table. |
Ils | mortaisent | Ils mortaisent un cadre. | They mortise a frame. |
Elles | mortaisent | Elles mortaisent une porte. | They mortise a door. |
Other Conjugations for Mortaiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortaiser
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