L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Introduction to the verb empanner
The English translation of the French verb empanner is “to tack” or “to change direction” in sailing. In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the act of changing the direction of a boat by shifting the position of the sails.
The infinitive form of empanner is pronounced as “ahm-pan-ay.”
The word empanner comes from the Old French word “empaner” which means “to put in the breadbasket.” In sailing, it refers to the action of turning the boat in the direction of the wind, similar to how bread is turned or flipped in a basket. This word has been used in French since the 14th century and has its origin in the Latin word “panis” meaning “bread.”
Examples of empanner in L’infinitif Présent tense:
- Nous devons apprendre à empanner pour changer de direction. (We need to learn how to tack to change direction.)
- Il faut empanner avant de rejoindre le port. (We need to tack before reaching the port.)
- Pour empanner, il faut relâcher la voile d’avant et border la voile d’arrière. (To tack, you need to release the front sail and pull in the back sail.)
English translations:
- Nous devons apprendre à empanner pour changer de direction. – We need to learn how to tack to change direction.
- Il faut empanner avant de rejoindre le port. – We need to tack before reaching the port.
- Pour empanner, il faut relâcher la voile d’avant et border la voile d’arrière. – To tack, you need to release the front sail and pull in the back sail.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empanne | Je empanne le poisson. | I bread the fish. |
tu | empannes | Tu empannes la viande. | You bread the meat. |
il | empanne | Il empanne le poulet. | He breads the chicken. |
elle | empanne | Elle empanne les légumes. | She breads the vegetables. |
on | empanne | On empanne les beignets. | We bread the donuts. |
nous | empannons | Nous empannons le pain. | We bread the bread. |
vous | empannez | Vous empannez les pâtes. | You bread the pasta. |
ils | empannent | Ils empannent le gâteau. | They bread the cake. |
elles | empannent | Elles empannent le sandwich. | They bread the sandwich. |
Other Conjugations for Empanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner (this article)
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Empanner – 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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