L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Introduction to the verb butiner
The English translation of the French verb butiner is “to forage” or “to gather nectar.” It is pronounced as “byoo-tee-nay.”
Butiner comes from the Old French word “bote,” meaning “to gather.” It is derived from the Latin word “botare,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, butiner is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of gathering food or resources, usually by bees or other insects.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Les abeilles butinent les fleurs pour le nectar. (The bees gather nectar from the flowers.)
- Les insectes ont besoin de butiner pour se nourrir. (Insects need to forage to feed themselves.)
- Les oiseaux butinent les arbres à la recherche de nourriture. (Birds forage in trees to find food.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of butiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | butine | Je butine dans le jardin. | I gather nectar in the garden. |
tu | butines | Tu butines les fleurs. | You gather nectar from the flowers. |
il | butine | Il butine pour la ruche. | He gathers nectar for the hive. |
elle | butine | Elle butine avec les abeilles. | She gathers nectar with the bees. |
on | butine | On butine en pollinisant. | We gather nectar while pollinating. |
nous | butinons | Nous butinons toutes les fleurs. | We gather all the flowers. |
vous | butinez | Vous butinez pour faire du miel. | You gather nectar to make honey. |
ils | butinent | Ils butinent toute la journée. | They gather nectar all day long. |
elles | butinent | Elles butinent ensemble. | They gather nectar together. |
Other Conjugations for Butiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner (this article)
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Butiner – 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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