Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Introduction to the verb tisonner
The English translation of the French verb tisonner is “to poke/stir with a firebrand/stick”. It is pronounced “tee-sohn-nay”.
Tisonner comes from the French noun “tison” meaning “firebrand/stick” and the suffix “-er” used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the context of fire and cooking, to describe the action of poking or stirring a fire or embers to keep it burning or to cook food.
Examples:
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Je vais tisonner le feu pour qu’il se rallume. (I’m going to poke the fire to make it reignite.)
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Elle utilise un long bâton pour tisonner les braises de charbon. (She uses a long stick to poke the charcoal embers.)
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Tu peux tisonner les légumes dans la poêle pour qu’ils cuisent uniformément. (You can stir the vegetables in the pan to cook them evenly.)
Tisonner – 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 tisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je tisonne | Je tisonne le feu. | I poke the fire.
Tu | tu tisonnes | Tu tisonnes les braises. | You poke the embers.
Il | il tisonne | Il tisonne le bois. | He pokes the wood.
Elle | elle tisonne | Elle tisonne les cendres. | She pokes the ashes.
On | on tisonne | On tisonne la bûche. | One pokes the log.
Nous | nous tisonnons | Nous tisonnons ensemble. | We poke together.
Vous | vous tisonnez | Vous tisonnez le foyer. | You poke the hearth.
Ils | ils tisonnent | Ils tisonnent le feu de camp. | They poke the campfire.
Elles | elles tisonnent | Elles tisonnent le feu de joie. | They poke the bonfire.
Other Conjugations for Tisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tisonner
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