L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Introduction to the verb engraisser
The English translation of the French verb engraisser is “to fatten” or “to make fat”. It is pronounced as “ahn-gray-say”.
Engraisser comes from the Old French word “graissier” which means “to fatten” or “to grease”. It is derived from the Latin word “crassus” meaning “fat” or “thick”. In everyday French, engraisser is most often used to describe the process of making someone or something fat or plump.
Examples of the infinitive present tense of engraisser in everyday French are:
- Je veux engraisser mon chat avec des friandises. (I want to fatten my cat with treats.)
- Il faut engraisser cette viande avant de la cuisiner. (You have to fatten this meat before cooking it.)
- Ils ont décidé d’engraisser leurs poulets pour les vendre à Noël. (They decided to fatten their chickens to sell them for Christmas.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of engraisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | engraisse | Je engraisse les vaches. | I fatten the cows. |
tu | engraisse | Tu engraisse les porcs. | You fatten the pigs. |
il | engraisse | Il engraisse les moutons. | He fattens the sheep. |
elle | engraisse | Elle engraisse les poulets. | She fattens the chickens. |
on | engraisse | On engraisse les animaux de ferme. | We fatten the farm animals. |
nous | engraissons | Nous engraissons le sol. | We fertilize the soil. |
vous | engraissez | Vous engraissez les plantes. | You fertilize the plants. |
ils | engraissez | Ils engraissez la terre. | They fertilize the land. |
elles | engraissez | Elles engraissez les cultures. | They fertilize the crops. |
Other Conjugations for Engraisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser (this article)
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Engraisser – 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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