Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Introduction to the verb râteler
The English translation of the French verb râteler is “to rake.” It is pronounced as “rah-tuh-leh.”
The word râteler comes from the Old French word “ratele” meaning “rastrum,” which referred to a tool used for raking. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of using a rake or a similar tool to gather or collect something.
Examples:
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Je dois râteler les feuilles dans le jardin avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I have to rake the leaves in the garden before it starts raining.)
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Le fermier râtele le foin pour le mettre en meule. (The farmer is raking the hay to make a haystack.)
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Les enfants ont râteler les cailloux pour faire un chemin dans le sable. (The children raked the pebbles to make a pathway in the sand.)
Râteler – 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 râteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je râtelle | Je râtelle les feuilles mortes. | I rake the dead leaves. |
Tu | tu râtèles | Tu râtèles le jardin. | You rake the garden. |
Il | il râtelle | Il râtelle les débris. | He rakes the debris. |
Elle | elle râtelle | Elle râtelle les branches. | She rakes the branches. |
On | on râtelle | On râtelle la pelouse. | One rakes the lawn. |
Nous | nous râtellons | Nous râtellons ensemble. | We rake together. |
Vous | vous râtellez | Vous râtellez les feuilles. | You (plural/formal) rake the leaves. |
Ils | ils râtellent | Ils râtellent les déchets. | They rake the waste. |
Elles | elles râtellent | Elles râtellent les feuilles mortes. | They (feminine) rake the dead leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Râteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb râteler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râteler
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