L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Introduction to the verb frayer
The English translation of the French verb frayer is “to fray” or “to wear down.” It is pronounced as “fray-eh” in its infinitive form.
The word frayer comes from the Latin word “fricare,” which means “to rub.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of frayer in the L’impératif Présent tense:
- Fraye tes vêtements avant de les laver. (Fray your clothes before washing them.)
- Ne frayez pas le bois avec des outils sales. (Don’t fray the wood with dirty tools.)
- Frayons le chemin pour éviter les obstacles. (Let’s fray the path to avoid obstacles.)
In these examples, frayer is used to indicate rubbing or wearing down something, either literally with clothes or wood, or figuratively with a path. The verb is conjugated differently depending on the subject, but the root remains the same.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of frayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fraye | Fraye ton chemin à travers la foule. | Make your way through the crowd. |
tu | frayes | Frayes-toi un chemin dans la forêt. | Make your way through the forest. |
il | frayent | Il frayent leur propre chemin. | They are making their own way. |
elle | frayent | Elle frayent leur propre chemin. | They are making their own way. |
on | frayons | Frayons un chemin pour les autres. | Let’s make a path for others. |
nous | frayez | Frayez une voie pour nos idées. | Create a path for our ideas. |
vous | frayez | Frayez-vous un chemin dans la vie. | Make your own way in life. |
ils | frayent | Ils frayent un chemin dans le désert. | They are making a path in the desert. |
elles | frayent | Elles frayent un chemin vers le succès. | They are making their way to success. |
Other Conjugations for Frayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
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Frayer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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