Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Introduction to the verb tenonner
The English translation of the French verb tenonner is “to tenon” and it is pronounced as “tuh-noh-nay”.
The language origin of tenonner comes from the Old French word “tenon”, meaning “tenon, dowel”. In everyday French, tenonner is most often used in carpentry and woodworking contexts. It refers to the process of creating a tenon, which is a projection on the end of a piece of wood that is inserted into a mortise to form a joint.
Example 1: Le menuisier doit tenonner les pièces de bois pour assembler l’armoire. (The carpenter must tenon the pieces of wood to assemble the wardrobe.)
Example 2: Il a utilisé une scie à tenonner pour découper un tenon parfait. (He used a tenoning saw to cut a perfect tenon.)
Example 3: Il faut tenonner avec précision pour obtenir une bonne jointure. (It is necessary to tenon with precision to achieve a good joint.)
Response: “The English translation of the French verb tenonner is “to tenon” and it is pronounced as “tuh-noh-nay”. The language origin of tenonner comes from the Old French word “tenon”, meaning “tenon, dowel”. In everyday French, tenonner is most often used in carpentry and woodworking contexts. Example 1: Le menuisier doit tenonner les pièces de bois pour assembler l’armoire. (The carpenter must tenon the pieces of wood to assemble the wardrobe.) Example 2: Il a utilisé une scie à tenonner pour découper un tenon parfait. (He used a tenoning saw to cut a perfect tenon.) Example 3: Il faut tenonner avec précision pour obtenir une bonne jointure. (It is necessary to tenon with precision to achieve a good joint.)”
Tenonner – 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 tenonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je tenonne | Je tenonne le bois. | I tenon the wood.
Tu | tu tenonnes | Tu tenonnes la pièce. | You tenon the piece.
Il | il tenonne | Il tenonne la planche. | He tenons the board.
Elle | elle tenonne | Elle tenonne la poutre. | She tenons the beam.
On | on tenonne | On tenonne le meuble. | We tenon the furniture.
Nous | nous tenonnons | Nous tenonnons ensemble. | We tenon together.
Vous | vous tenonnez | Vous tenonnez avec précision. | You tenon with precision.
Ils | ils tenonnent | Ils tenonnent les pièces. | They tenon the pieces.
Elles | elles tenonnent | Elles tenonnent les sections. | They tenon the sections.
Other Conjugations for Tenonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tenonner
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