L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Introduction to the verb effaner
The English translation of the French verb effaner is “to fan out” or “to spread out”. The infinitive form, effaner, is pronounced as “eh-fah-nay”.
Effaner comes from the Old French word “effaner”, which means “to fan” or “to spread out”. It is derived from the Latin word “expandere”, meaning “to spread out”.
In everyday French, effaner is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the English present tense. It is used to describe the action of spreading something out or fanning something.
Example 1: Je vais effaner les cartes sur la table. (I am going to fan out the cards on the table.)
Example 2: Il faut effaner les feuilles pour qu’elles sèchent plus vite. (We need to spread out the leaves so they dry faster.)
Example 3: Les oiseaux ont commencé à effaner leurs plumes pour se rafraîchir. (The birds have started to fan out their feathers to cool down.)
In these examples, effaner is used in its literal sense of spreading or fanning something out. It can also be used figuratively, such as “effaner ses idées” (to spread out one’s ideas) or “effaner ses cheveux” (to let one’s hair down).
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of effaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | effane | Je effane le blé. | I thresh the wheat. |
tu | effanes | Tu effanes le maïs. | You thresh the corn. |
il | effane | Il effane le riz. | He threshes the rice. |
elle | effane | Elle effane le seigle. | She threshes the rye. |
on | effane | On effane ensemble. | We thresh together. |
nous | effanons | Nous effanons le blé. | We thresh the wheat. |
vous | effanez | Vous effanez le maïs. | You thresh the corn. |
ils | effanent | Ils effanent le riz. | They thresh the rice. |
elles | effanent | Elles effanent le seigle. | They thresh the rye. |
Other Conjugations for Effaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner (this article)
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Effaner – 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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