L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Introduction to the verb claustrer
The English translation of the French verb claustrer is “to confine” or “to lock up.” It is pronounced “kloh-streh” in the infinitive form.
The word claustrer comes from the Latin word “claudere,” meaning “to close” or “to shut.” It is derived from the noun “claustrum,” which means “enclosure” or “confinement.”
In everyday French, claustrer is most commonly used in the infinitive form to describe the action of confining or locking something or someone up. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to isolate” or “to restrict.”
Here are three examples of claustrer used in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their English translations:
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Je vais claustrer le chien dans la cour pour qu’il ne s’échappe pas. (I am going to confine the dog in the yard so he doesn’t escape.)
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Les autorités ont décidé de claustrer la ville après l’évasion d’un détenu dangereux. (The authorities have decided to lock down the city after the escape of a dangerous inmate.)
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Le stress et l’anxiété peuvent claustrer une personne dans sa propre tête. (Stress and anxiety can confine a person in their own mind.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of claustrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | claustre | Je claustre le chat. | I lock the cat. |
tu | claustres | Tu claustres les livres. | You lock the books. |
il | claustre | Il claustre la porte. | He locks the door. |
elle | claustre | Elle claustre la fenêtre. | She locks the window. |
on | claustre | On claustre les animaux. | We lock the animals. |
nous | claustrons | Nous claustrons la maison. | We lock the house. |
vous | claustrer | Vous claustrer le jardin. | You lock the garden. |
ils | claustrent | Ils claustrent la salle. | They lock the room. |
elles | claustrent | Elles claustrent la chambre. | They lock the bedroom. |
Other Conjugations for Claustrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer (this article)
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Claustrer – 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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