Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Introduction to the verb sauner
The English translation of the French verb sauner is “to sunbathe.” It is pronounced /soh-neh/.
Sauner comes from the French word “soleil” meaning “sun” and “-er” which is a common French verb ending for the infinitive form. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of lying or sitting in the sun to absorb its rays.
Example 1: Je vais sauner à la plage cet après-midi. (I am going to sunbathe at the beach this afternoon.)
Example 2: Elle adore sauner sur le balcon de son appartement. (She loves sunbathing on her apartment balcony.)
Example 3: Nous avons sauné toute la journée pendant nos vacances. (We sunbathed all day during our vacation.)
Sauner – 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 sauner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | saune | Je saune | I sunbathe |
Tu | saunes | Tu saunes | You sunbathe |
Il | saune | Il saune | He sunbathes |
Elle | saune | Elle saune | She sunbathes |
On | saune | On saune | One sunbathes |
Nous | saunons | Nous saunons | We sunbathe |
Vous | saunez | Vous saunez | You sunbathe |
Ils | saunent | Ils saunent | They sunbathe (masculine) |
Elles | saunent | Elles saunent | They sunbathe (feminine) |
Other Conjugations for Sauner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sauner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sauner
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