L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Introduction to the verb collectionner
The English translation of the French verb collectionner is “to collect.” The infinitive form of collectionner is pronounced koh-lek-syo-neh.
The word collectionner comes from the French word collection, meaning “collection,” and the suffix -er which is used to form verbs.
In everyday French, collectionner is most often used in the infinitive present tense to talk about the action of collecting objects or items. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to accumulate” or “to amass.”
Examples of usage in the infinitive present tense:
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Je collectionne des timbres depuis que je suis enfant. (I have been collecting stamps since I was a child.)
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Nous collectionnons les pièces de monnaie rares. (We collect rare coins.)
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Ils collectionnent les œuvres d’art contemporain. (They collect contemporary works of art.)
English translations:
- I have been collecting stamps since I was a child.
- We collect rare coins.
- They collect contemporary works of art.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of collectionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | collectionne | Je collectionne des timbres. | I collect stamps. |
tu | collectionnes | Tu collectionnes des pièces. | You collect coins. |
il | collectionne | Il collectionne des voitures. | He collects cars. |
elle | collectionne | Elle collectionne des livres. | She collects books. |
on | collectionne | On collectionne des objets. | We collect objects. |
nous | collectionnons | Nous collectionnons des oeuvres d’art. | We collect works of art. |
vous | collectionnez | Vous collectionnez des cartes postales. | You collect postcards. |
ils | collectionnent | Ils collectionnent des figurines. | They collect figurines. |
elles | collectionnent | Elles collectionnent des vinyles. | They collect vinyl records. |
Other Conjugations for Collectionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner (this article)
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Collectionner – 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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