L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Introduction to the verb bretter
The English translation of the French verb bretter is “to plane/to sand”. It is pronounced “breh-tay”.
The word bretter comes from the Old French word “breter”, meaning “to cut/to trim”. It is derived from the Latin word “biterre”, meaning “to cut off”.
In everyday French, bretter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of planing or sanding wood or other materials. It can also be used metaphorically to describe smoothing out or refining something.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in L’infinitif Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Je vais bretter cette planche pour qu’elle soit bien lisse. (I am going to plane/sand this board so that it is smooth.)
- Tu devrais bretter le meuble avant de le peindre. (You should sand the furniture before painting it.)
- Il faut bretter la surface pour enlever les irrégularités. (It is necessary to plane/sand the surface to remove any irregularities.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of bretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | brette | Je brette le bois. | I plane the wood. |
tu | brettes | Tu brettes rapidement. | You plane quickly. |
il | brette | Il brette le plancher. | He planes the floor. |
elle | brette | Elle brette la planche. | She planes the board. |
on | brette | On brette le meuble. | We plane the furniture. |
nous | brettons | Nous brettons le bois. | We plane the wood. |
vous | brettez | Vous brettez le mur. | You plane the wall. |
ils | brettent | Ils brettent le bois. | They plane the wood. |
elles | brettent | Elles brettent le sol. | They plane the floor. |
Other Conjugations for Bretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter (this article)
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Bretter – 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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