L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Introduction to the verb corser
The English translation of the French verb corser is “to tighten” or “to make harder.” The infinitive form of corser is pronounced as “kohr-seh.”
The word corser comes from the Old French word “cousir,” which means “to sew” or “to stitch.” Over time, the meaning of the word evolved to refer to making something tighter or harder.
In everyday French, corser is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of tightening or making something harder. It can also be used figuratively to mean to intensify or strengthen something.
Here are three simple examples of corser used in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their English translations:
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Il faut corser la sauce pour qu’elle ait plus de goût.
Translation: We need to intensify the sauce to give it more flavor. -
Le coach a demandé aux joueurs de corsé leur entrainement.
Translation: The coach asked the players to step up their training. -
Pour bien réussir cette recette, il faut corser la pâte en y ajoutant plus de sel et d’épices.
Translation: To make this recipe a success, you need to make the dough harder by adding more salt and spices.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of corser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | corse | Je corse le plat. | I spice up the dish. |
tu | corces | Tu corces le vin. | You spike the wine. |
il | corse | Il corse le café. | He spices up the coffee. |
elle | corse | Elle corse la sauce. | She adds spice to the sauce. |
on | corse | On corse les plats. | We spice up the dishes. |
nous | corsons | Nous corsons le repas. | We spice up the meal. |
vous | corsez | Vous corsez vos plats. | You spice up your dishes. |
ils | corsent | Ils corsent la nourriture. | They spice up the food. |
elles | corsent | Elles corsent leurs plats. | They spice up their dishes. |
Other Conjugations for Corser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser (this article)
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Corser – 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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