L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Introduction to the verb cuver
The English translation of the French verb cuver is “to ferment” or “to stew.” It is pronounced as “koo-vay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of cuver can be traced back to Latin, where the verb “cubare” meant “to lie down.” In Old French, it evolved to “covir” which means “to cover,” and eventually became “cuver” in modern French, with a shift in meaning to “to ferment” or “to stew.”
In everyday French, cuver is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of fermenting or stewing. Some common examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je laisse le vin cuver pendant une semaine avant de le boire.
Translation: I let the wine ferment for a week before drinking it. -
Il faut cuver les légumes dans un bouillon avant de les faire cuire.
Translation: You have to stew the vegetables in a broth before cooking them. -
Nous avons laissé la soupe cuver toute la nuit pour que les saveurs se mélangent.
Translation: We let the soup stew all night so that the flavors can mix together.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cuve | Je cuve mon vin. | I age my wine. |
tu | cuves | Tu cuves trop. | You drink too much. |
il | cuve | Il cuve son vin. | He ages his wine. |
elle | cuve | Elle cuve le vin. | She ages the wine. |
on | cuve | On cuve du vin. | We age wine. |
nous | cuvons | Nous cuvons ensemble. | We are aging together. |
vous | cuvez | Vous cuvez du whisky. | You are drinking whisky. |
ils | cuvent | Ils cuvent le vin. | They are aging the wine. |
elles | cuvent | Elles cuvent du vin. | They are aging wine. |
Other Conjugations for Cuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver (this article)
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Cuver – 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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