Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Introduction to the verb rapetisser
The English translation of the French verb rapetisser is “to shrink.” The infinitive form, rapetisser, is pronounced as “rah-puh-tee-seh.”
Rapetisser comes from the French word “petit,” meaning small, and the prefix “re-” which indicates a repeated or intensified action. It is most often used in everyday French to describe something becoming smaller in size.
Examples:
- Je vais devoir rapetisser ce pull en laine, il est trop grand pour moi maintenant. – I will have to shrink this woolen sweater, it’s too big for me now.
- La batterie de mon téléphone ne cesse de rapetisser, je vais devoir la remplacer bientôt. – The battery of my phone keeps shrinking, I will have to replace it soon.
- Lorsqu’il a vu le gâteau, il a eu peur qu’il se rapetisse avant que tout le monde puisse en avoir. – When he saw the cake, he was afraid it would shrink before everyone could have some.
Rapetisser – 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 rapetisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je rapetisse | Je rapetisse mes vêtements. | I shrink my clothes. |
Tu | tu rapetisses | Tu rapetisses ta taille. | You shrink your waist. |
Il | il rapetit | Il rapetit chaque jour. | He shrinks every day. |
Elle | elle rapetit | Elle rapetit sa robe. | She shrinks her dress. |
On | on rapetit | On rapetit les légumes. | We shrink the vegetables. |
Nous | nous rapetissons | Nous rapetissons nos dettes. | We shrink our debts. |
Vous | vous rapetissez | Vous rapetissez vos chapeaux. | You shrink your hats. |
Ils | ils rapetissent | Ils rapetissent leurs maisons. | They shrink their houses. |
Elles | elles rapetissent | Elles rapetissent leurs jupes. | They shrink their skirts. |
Other Conjugations for Rapetisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rapetisser
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