Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Introduction to the verb retondre
The English translation of the French verb retondre is “to mow again.” It is pronounced as “ruh-tond-ruh.”
Retondre comes from the Old French word “tondre,” which means “to mow.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to mowing the lawn or cutting grass. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to cut back” or “to trim.”
Examples of usage:
- Je vais retondre la pelouse demain matin. (I will mow the lawn again tomorrow morning.)
- Il faut retondre les branches de l’arbre pour éviter qu’elles touchent les fils électriques. (We need to trim the branches of the tree to avoid them touching the power lines.)
- Tu dois retondre tes dépenses si tu veux économiser de l’argent. (You need to cut back on your expenses if you want to save money.)
Retondre – 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 retondre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | retonds | Je retonds les cheveux. | I trim the hair. |
tu | retondes | Tu retondes le gazon. | You mow the lawn. |
il | retonde | Il retonde les haies. | He trims the hedges. |
elle | retonde | Elle retonde les buissons. | She trims the bushes. |
on | retonde | On retonde les arbres. | We trim the trees. |
nous | retondons | Nous retondons les rosiers. | We trim the rose bushes. |
vous | retondez | Vous retondez les bordures. | You trim the edges. |
ils | retondent | Ils retondent les pelouses. | They mow the lawns. |
elles | retondent | Elles retondent les buis. | They trim the box hedges. |
Other Conjugations for Retondre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retondre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retondre
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