Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Introduction to the verb traduire
The English translation of the French verb “traduire” is “to translate.” It is pronounced “trah-dweer” in its infinitive form.
The French word “traduire” comes from the Latin word “traducere,” meaning “to lead across” or “to bring over.” In everyday French, “traduire” is used to mean the act of translating from one language to another, or to express the idea of conveying or transferring something from one form to another.
Examples:
- Je peux traduire ce document en anglais pour toi? (Can I translate this document into English for you?)
- Elle a traduit le poème français en espagnol. (She translated the French poem into Spanish.)
- Nous devons traduire ces expressions idiomatiques en anglais. (We need to translate these idiomatic expressions into English.)
Traduire – 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 traduire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | traduis | Je traduis une lettre en français. | I translate a letter into French. |
Tu | traduis | Tu traduis un livre en anglais. | You translate a book into English. |
Il | traduit | Il traduit un texte en espagnol. | He translates a text into Spanish. |
Elle | traduit | Elle traduit un document en allemand. | She translates a document into German. |
On | traduit | On traduit un film en italien. | We translate a movie into Italian. |
Nous | traduisons | Nous traduisons un article en russe. | We translate an article into Russian. |
Vous | traduisez | Vous traduisez un email en néerlandais. | You translate an email into Dutch. |
Ils | traduisent | Ils traduisent un poème en portugais. | They translate a poem into Portuguese. |
Elles | traduisent | Elles traduisent un roman en chinois. | They translate a novel into Chinese. |
Other Conjugations for Traduire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb traduire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb traduire
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