Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Introduction to the verb noircir
The English translation of the French verb noircir is “to blacken” or “to darken”. It is pronounced “nwa-ree-seer” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word can be traced back to the Latin word “niger”, meaning black. In everyday French, noircir is most often used to describe something becoming darker or blackened, both literally and metaphorically.
Examples:
- Le ciel noircit à l’approche de l’orage. (The sky is darkening as the storm approaches.)
- Il a essayé de noircir mon image en racontant des mensonges. (He tried to blacken my reputation by spreading lies.)
- La fumée de l’incendie a noirci tout le mur. (The smoke from the fire blackened the entire wall.)
Noircir – 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 noircir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | noircis | Je noircis les murs. | I’m blackening the walls. |
tu | noircis | Tu noircis rapidement. | You blacken quickly. |
il | noircit | Il noircit les pages. | He is blackening the pages. |
elle | noircit | Elle noircit la feuille. | She is blackening the paper. |
on | noircit | On noircit souvent en écrivant. | One often blacks while writing. |
nous | noircissons | Nous noircissons les dessins. | We blacken the drawings. |
vous | noircissez | Vous noircissez les personnages. | You blacken the characters. |
ils | noircissent | Ils noircissent les lettres. | They blacken the letters. |
elles | noircissent | Elles noircissent les images. | They blacken the images. |
Other Conjugations for Noircir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb noircir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb noircir
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