L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Introduction to the verb calligraphier
The English translation of the French verb calligraphier is “to calligraph” or “to do calligraphy.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-lee-gra-fee-ay.”
The word calligraphier is derived from the Greek words “kallos” meaning “beauty” and “graphos” meaning “to write.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used to refer to the art of beautiful writing ever since.
In everyday French, calligraphier is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of creating calligraphic writing. It is commonly used in the context of art, handwriting, and design.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Je veux apprendre à calligraphier. (I want to learn calligraphy.)
- Elle s’est spécialisée dans l’art de calligraphier des invitations de mariage. (She specializes in the art of calligraphing wedding invitations.)
- Tu devrais apprendre à calligraphier tes signatures. (You should learn how to calligraph your signatures.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of calligraphier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | calligraphie | Je calligraphie mes lettres. | I calligraph my letters. |
tu | calligraphies | Tu calligraphies tes invitations. | You calligraph your invitations. |
il | calligraphie | Il calligraphie ses poèmes. | He calligraphs his poems. |
elle | calligraphie | Elle calligraphie des cartes. | She calligraphs cards. |
on | calligraphie | On calligraphie à la main. | We handwrite. |
nous | calligraphions | Nous calligraphions des lettres. | We were calligraphing letters. |
vous | calligraphiez | Vous calligraphiez vos diplômes. | You are calligraphing your diplomas. |
ils | calligraphient | Ils calligraphient des posters. | They are calligraphing posters. |
elles | calligraphient | Elles calligraphient des citations. | They are calligraphing quotes. |
Other Conjugations for Calligraphier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier (this article)
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Calligraphier – 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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