L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Introduction to the verb dorer
The English translation of the French verb dorer is “to gild” or “to gold-plate.” It is pronounced as “doh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word dorer can be traced back to the Latin word “deaurare,” meaning “to gild.” It has been used in the French language since the 13th century.
In everyday French, dorer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about actions related to gilding or gold-plating objects.
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Je vais dorer mon cadre en bois pour le rendre plus élégant. (I am going to gild my wooden frame to make it more elegant.)
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Est-ce que tu sais comment dorer une bague en argent ? (Do you know how to gold-plate a silver ring?)
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Les artisans ont passé plusieurs heures à dorer la statue en bronze. (The artisans spent several hours gold-plating the bronze statue.)
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I am going to gild my wooden frame to make it more elegant.
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Do you know how to gold-plate a silver ring?
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The artisans spent several hours gold-plating the bronze statue.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dore | Je dore la viande. | I brown the meat. |
tu | dores | Tu dores les oignons. | You brown the onions. |
il | dore | Il dore le pain. | He toasts the bread. |
elle | dore | Elle dore le poulet. | She browns the chicken. |
on | dore | On dore les croissants. | We bake the croissants. |
nous | dorons | Nous dorons les pommes. | We brown the apples. |
vous | dorez | Vous dorez les pâtes. | You toast the pasta. |
ils | dorent | Ils dorent les légumes. | They brown the vegetables. |
elles | dorent | Elles dorent le poisson. | They cook the fish. |
Other Conjugations for Dorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer (this article)
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Dorer – 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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