Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Introduction to the verb orbiter
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The English translation of the French verb orbiter is “to orbit.” It is pronounced as “or-bee-tay.”
The term “orbiter” comes from the Latin word “orbita,” meaning “path.” In French, it is most commonly used in the context of space and astronomy, referring to the movement of objects around a central body.
Examples:
- La Terre orbite autour du soleil. (The Earth orbits around the sun.)
- Les satellites orbites autour de la planète. (The satellites orbit around the planet.)
- Les astronautes ont effectué une mission d’orbite lunaire. (The astronauts completed a lunar orbit mission.)
Orbiter – 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 orbiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Orbite | Je orbite autour de la Terre. | I orbit around the Earth. |
Tu | Orbites | Tu orbites rapidement. | You orbit quickly. |
Il | Orbite | Il orbite autour du soleil. | He orbits around the sun. |
Elle | Orbite | Elle orbite autour des planètes. | She orbits around the planets. |
On | Orbite | On orbite autour de la lune. | One orbits around the moon. |
Nous | Orbitons | Nous orbitons autour de la galaxie. | We orbit around the galaxy. |
Vous | Orbitez | Vous orbitez en orbite géostationnaire. | You orbit in a geostationary orbit. |
Ils | Orbite | Ils orbite autour des étoiles. | They orbit around the stars. |
Elles | Orbite | Elles orbite en formation serrée. | They orbit in a tight formation. |
Other Conjugations for Orbiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
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