Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Introduction to the verb raffiner
The English translation of the French verb raffiner is “to refine.” It is pronounced as “rah-fee-nay.”
The word raffiner comes from the Latin word “refinare” which means to purify or make perfect. In everyday French, it is most often used in the context of refining or improving something, whether it be a physical substance or an idea.
Example 1: Nous devons raffiner notre plan pour qu’il soit plus efficace. (We need to refine our plan to make it more effective.)
Example 2: Le sucre est raffiné pour enlever les impuretés. (Sugar is refined to remove impurities.)
Example 3: Il a raffiné son style d’écriture pour devenir un auteur renommé. (He refined his writing style to become a renowned author.)
Raffiner – 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 raffiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je raffine | Je raffine du pétrole. | I refine oil. |
Tu | tu raffines | Tu raffines du sucre. | You refine sugar. |
Il | il raffine | Il raffine de l’or. | He refines gold. |
Elle | elle raffine | Elle raffine du cacao. | She refines cocoa. |
On | on raffine | On raffine du gaz naturel. | One refines natural gas. |
Nous | nous raffinons | Nous raffinons du sel. | We refine salt. |
Vous | vous raffinez | Vous raffinez du pétrole brut. | You refine crude oil. |
Ils | ils raffinent | Ils raffinent du pétrole brut. | They refine crude oil. |
Elles | elles raffinent | Elles raffinent du sucre. | They refine sugar. |
Other Conjugations for Raffiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raffiner
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