Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Introduction to the verb passementer
The English translation of the French verb passementer is “to decorate with trims/borders.” It is pronounced as “pahs-mahn-tey.”
The origin of the word passementer is from the Old French word “passer,” meaning “to pass,” and “menter,” meaning “to handle.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of decorating or embellishing something with trims or borders. This can be done on clothing, furniture, or other decorative items.
Examples:
- J’aime beaucoup cette robe passementée, elle a de jolis détails. (I really like this dress with trims, it has pretty details.)
- Elle a passé des heures à passementer les coussins pour son canapé. (She spent hours decorating her sofa cushions with trims.)
- Les artisans ont utilisé des techniques traditionnelles pour passementer les rideaux de la chambre d’hôtel. (The craftsmen used traditional techniques to decorate the curtains in the hotel room.)
Passementer – 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 passementer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | passemente | Je passemente mes rideaux. | I trim my curtains. |
tu | passementes | Tu passementes ton chapeau. | You trim your hat. |
il | passemente | Il passemente son costume. | He trims his suit. |
elle | passemente | Elle passemente sa robe. | She trims her dress. |
on | passemente | On passemente nos coussins. | We trim our cushions. |
nous | passementons | Nous passementons nos nappes. | We trim our tablecloths. |
vous | passementez | Vous passementez vos rideaux. | You trim your curtains. |
ils | passementent | Ils passementent leurs vêtements. | They trim their clothes. |
elles | passementent | Elles passementent leurs sacs. | They trim their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Passementer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb passementer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
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