L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Introduction to the verb enterrer
The English translation of the French verb enterrer is “to bury.” It is pronounced as ahn-teh-ray.
The word enterrer comes from the French word “terre,” meaning “earth” or “ground.” It is a combination of the prefix “en-” meaning “in” and the verb “terrer” meaning “to hide in the ground.”
In everyday French, enterrer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about the act of burying someone or something in the ground. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to put something to rest” or “to cover up.”
Here are three examples of enterrer in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai enterré mon chien dans le jardin. (I buried my dog in the garden.)
- Les archéologues ont enterré les objets anciens sous la terre. (The archaeologists buried the ancient objects underground.)
- Il faut enterrer cette affaire pour éviter les problèmes. (We need to bury this matter to avoid problems.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of enterrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enterre | Je enterre mon chien. | I bury my dog. |
tu | enterres | Tu enterres ta douleur. | You bury your pain. |
il | enterre | Il enterre son secret. | He buries his secret. |
elle | enterre | Elle enterre son passé. | She buries her past. |
on | enterre | On enterre les morts. | We bury the dead. |
nous | enterrons | Nous enterrons les déchets. | We bury the waste. |
vous | enterrez | Vous enterrez la hache. | You bury the hatchet. |
ils | enterrent | Ils enterrent leur frère. | They bury their brother. |
elles | enterrent | Elles enterrent leur grand-mère. | They bury their grandmother. |
Other Conjugations for Enterrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer (this article)
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Enterrer – 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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