Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Introduction to the verb tailler
The English translation of the French verb tailler is “to cut” or “to carve.” It is pronounced as “tay-ay.”
The word “tailler” comes from the Old French word “tailer,” meaning “to cut” or “to shape.” It has its roots in the Latin word “taliare,” which also means “to cut.”
In everyday French, “tailler” is most often used to refer to the act of cutting or carving something, such as food, wood, or fabric. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to shape” or “to mold.”
Examples:
- Je vais tailler un morceau de viande pour le dîner. (I am going to cut a piece of meat for dinner.)
- Elle aime tailler des sculptures dans le bois. (She enjoys carving sculptures in wood.)
- Le tailleur va tailler le tissu pour faire le costume sur mesure. (The tailor will cut the fabric to make the custom suit.)
Tailler – 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 tailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | taille | Je taille un arbre. | I am cutting a tree.
Tu | tailles | Tu tailles une fleur. | You are trimming a flower.
Il | taille | Il taille une haie. | He is trimming a hedge.
Elle | taille | Elle taille ses buissons. | She is pruning her bushes.
On | taille | On taille nos haies. | We are trimming our hedges.
Nous | taillons | Nous taillons les branches. | We are pruning the branches.
Vous | taillez | Vous taillez des rosiers. | You are pruning rose bushes.
Ils | taillent | Ils taillent leurs arbustes. | They are trimming their shrubs.
Elles | taillent | Elles taillent leurs rosiers. | They are pruning their roses.
Other Conjugations for Tailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tailler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tailler
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