L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Introduction to the verb entacher
The English translation of the French verb entacher is “to taint” or “to stain.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-tah-shay.
The word entacher comes from the Old French word “entachier,” which means “to mark or stain.” It is derived from the Latin word “intexare,” which means “to dye.” In everyday French, entacher is most often used to describe something that has been tainted, stained, or corrupted in some way.
Here are three simple examples of entacher in the L’infinitif Présent tense:
- Je refuse d’entacher ma réputation en acceptant cet argent. (I refuse to taint my reputation by accepting this money.)
- Les scandales ont entaché la réputation de l’entreprise. (The scandals have stained the company’s reputation.)
- Il ne faut pas laisser cette erreur entacher notre travail. (We must not let this mistake taint our work.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of entacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | entache | Je entache ta réputation. | I tarnish your reputation. |
tu | entaches | Tu entaches la fête. | You spoil the party. |
il | entache | Il entache l’environnement. | He pollutes the environment. |
elle | entache | Elle entache le dossier. | She taints the file. |
on | entache | On entache le tableau. | We stain the painting. |
nous | entachons | Nous entachons l’image. | We are tainting the image. |
vous | entachez | Vous entachez vos vêtements. | You are staining your clothes. |
ils | entachent | Ils entachent leur mariage. | They are ruining their marriage. |
elles | entachent | Elles entachent les produits. | They are spoiling the products. |
Other Conjugations for Entacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher (this article)
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Entacher – 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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