L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Introduction to the verb cloîtrer
The English translation of the French verb cloîtrer is “to cloister” or “to confine.” The infinitive form, cloîtrer, is pronounced “klow-ee-truh.”
Cloîtrer comes from the old French word cloistre, meaning “cloister” or “enclosure.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense in a figurative sense, referring to being confined or isolated in a place or situation.
3 simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
1) Je déteste être cloîtré à la maison par temps de pluie. (I hate being confined at home during rainy weather.)
2) Les moines cloîtrent leur vie dans un monastère. (The monks cloister their lives in a monastery.)
3) Elle s’est sentie cloîtrée dans son bureau toute la journée. (She felt confined in her office all day.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cloîtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cloître | Je cloître la cathédrale. | I cloister the cathedral. |
tu | cloîtres | Tu cloîtres les moines. | You cloister the monks. |
il | cloître | Il cloître le jardin. | He cloisters the garden. |
elle | cloître | Elle cloître les animaux. | She cloisters the animals. |
on | cloître | On cloître les églises. | We cloister the churches. |
nous | cloîtrons | Nous cloîtrons nos enfants. | We cloister our children. |
vous | cloîtrez | Vous cloîtrez la communauté. | You cloister the community. |
ils | cloîtrent | Ils cloîtrent les nonnes. | They cloister the nuns. |
elles | cloîtrent | Elles cloîtrent les religieuses. | They cloister the religious sisters. |
Other Conjugations for Cloîtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer (this article)
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Cloîtrer – 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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