Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Introduction to the verb putréfier
The English translation of the French verb putréfier is “to putrefy” or “to decompose”. It is pronounced as “poo-treh-fee-ay”.
Putréfier comes from the Latin word putrefacere, which is a combination of the words puter (rotten) and facere (to make). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of organic material decaying or rotting.
Examples:
1) La viande a commencé à se putréfier dans le réfrigérateur. – The meat started to putrefy in the fridge.
2) Les fleurs ont mis quelques jours pour se putréfier complètement. – The flowers took a few days to completely decompose.
3) Les matières organiques putréfient et deviennent du compost. – Organic materials putrefy and turn into compost.
Putréfier – 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 putréfier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | putréfie | Je putréfie la viande. | I putrefy the meat.
tu | putréfies | Tu putréfies les aliments. | You putrefy food.
il | putréfie | Il putréfie les déchets. | He putrefies waste.
elle | putréfie | Elle putréfie les plantes. | She putrefies plants.
on | putréfie | On putréfie les matières organiques. | We putrefy organic matter.
nous | putréfions | Nous putréfions le poisson. | We putrefy fish.
vous | putréfiez | Vous putréfiez les fruits. | You putrefy fruits.
ils | putréfient | Ils putréfient les cadavres. | They putrefy corpses.
elles | putréfient | Elles putréfient les légumes. | They putrefy vegetables.
Other Conjugations for Putréfier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb putréfier
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