Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Introduction to the verb poudroyer
The English translation of poudroyer is “to sprinkle/to dust”. It is pronounced as “poo-dwah-yay”.
The language origin of poudroyer can be traced back to the Old French word “poudrer”, which means “to powder/to dust”. In modern French, it is commonly used in the context of cooking and gardening, to describe the act of sprinkling or dusting something onto a surface.
Example 1: Les pâtissiers vont poudroyer du sucre glace sur les gâteaux.
Translation: The pastry chefs will dust some powdered sugar onto the cakes.
Example 2: Il faut poudroyer un peu de sel sur les légumes pour les assaisonner.
Translation: You need to sprinkle some salt onto the vegetables to season them.
Example 3: Elle a poudroyé de la farine sur le plan de travail pour étaler la pâte.
Translation: She dusted some flour onto the counter to roll out the dough.
Poudroyer – 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 poudroyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | poudroie | Je poudroie | I sprinkle |
tu | poudroies | Tu poudroies | You sprinkle |
il | poudroie | Il poudroie | He sprinkles |
elle | poudroie | Elle poudroie | She sprinkles |
on | poudroie | On poudroie | One sprinkles |
nous | poudroyons | Nous poudroyons | We sprinkle |
vous | poudroyez | Vous poudroyez | You sprinkle |
ils | poudroient | Ils poudroient | They sprinkle |
elles | poudroient | Elles poudroient | They sprinkle |
Other Conjugations for Poudroyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poudroyer
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