L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Introduction to the verb boucaner
The English translation of the French verb boucaner is “to smoke meat” or “to make jerky.” The infinitive form of boucaner is pronounced “boo-ka-nay.”
The language origin of boucaner can be traced back to the Caribbean, where the word “boucan” referred to a wooden frame used for smoking meat. Over time, the verb boucaner came to mean the act of smoking meat.
In everyday French, boucaner is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about the action of smoking meat. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to be in a state of agitation.”
Here are three examples of boucaner in L’infinitif Présent tense with their English translations:
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Je vais boucaner du porc pour notre barbecue ce soir. (I am going to smoke some pork for our barbecue tonight.)
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Les aborigènes boucanaient leur viande pour la conserver. (The aborigines smoked their meat to preserve it.)
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Arrête de boucaner, tu me donnes mal à la tête. (Stop fidgeting, you’re giving me a headache.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of boucaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boucane | Je boucane. | I smoke. |
tu | boucanes | Tu boucanes en secret. | You smoke in secret. |
il | boucane | Il boucane du poisson. | He smokes fish. |
elle | boucane | Elle boucane dans la cuisine. | She smokes in the kitchen. |
on | boucane | On boucane ensemble. | We smoke together. |
nous | boucanons | Nous boucanons en été. | We smoke in the summer. |
vous | boucanez | Vous boucanez souvent. | You smoke often. |
ils | boucanent | Ils boucanent le poulet. | They smoke chicken. |
elles | boucanent | Elles boucanent en soirée. | They smoke in the evening. |
Other Conjugations for Boucaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucaner (this article)
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Boucaner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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