Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Introduction to the verb refouiller
The English translation of the French verb refouiller is “to search through again” or “to rummage through again”. It is pronounced as “reh-foo-yay”.
Refouiller comes from the combination of the prefix “re-” meaning “again” and the verb “fouiller” meaning “to search” or “to rummage”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of searching through something again, often in a more thorough or detailed manner.
Examples:
- Je vais refouiller mes tiroirs pour trouver mes clés. (I will search through my drawers again to find my keys.)
- Il faut refouiller les archives pour retrouver ce document. (We have to rummage through the archives again to find this document.)
- Elle a refouillé dans son sac pour retrouver son portefeuille. (She searched through her bag again to find her wallet.)
Refouiller – 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 refouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | refouille | Je refouille dans mes vieux dossiers. | I am going through my old files.
Tu | refouilles | Tu refouilles toujours dans tes affaires. | You are always digging through your things.
Il | refouille | Il refouille ses souvenirs pour trouver la réponse. | He is searching his memories to find the answer.
Elle | refouille | Elle refouille dans son sac pour trouver son porte-monnaie. | She is rummaging through her bag to find her wallet.
On | refouille | On refouille la terre pour trouver des trésors. | We are digging through the earth to find treasures.
Nous | refouillons | Nous refouillons nos notes pour préparer l’examen. | We are going through our notes to prepare for the exam.
Vous | refouillez | Vous refouillez dans les archives pour trouver des informations. | You are searching through the archives to find information.
Ils | refouillent | Ils refouillent dans leur mémoire pour se souvenir du nom. | They are digging through their memory to remember the name.
Elles | refouillent | Elles refouillent dans leur placard pour trouver une tenue. | They are searching through their closet to find an outfit.
Other Conjugations for Refouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refouiller
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