L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Introduction to the verb environner
The English translation of the French verb environner is “to surround.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-vee-ron-nay.
Environner comes from the Old French word “environ,” meaning “around” or “surroundings.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense of the infinitive form.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Nous devons environner notre jardin d’une clôture pour empêcher les animaux d’y entrer. (We need to surround our garden with a fence to prevent animals from entering.)
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Les montagnes environnent la ville, créant un beau paysage. (The mountains surround the city, creating a beautiful landscape.)
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Les enfants adorent jouer à cache-cache en s’environnant d’objets dans le parc. (Children love to play hide and seek by surrounding themselves with objects in the park.)
English translations:
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We need to surround our garden with a fence to prevent animals from entering.
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The mountains surround the city, creating a beautiful landscape.
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Children love to play hide and seek by surrounding themselves with objects in the park.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of environner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | environne | Je environne les plantes. | I surround the plants. |
tu | environnes | Tu environnes la maison. | You surround the house. |
il | environne | Il environne la ville. | He surrounds the city. |
elle | environne | Elle environne son espace de travail. | She surrounds her workspace. |
on | environne | On environne la nature. | We surround nature. |
nous | environnons | Nous environnons nos amis. | We surround our friends. |
vous | environnez | Vous environnez l’école. | You surround the school. |
ils | environnent | Ils environnent leur communauté. | They surround their community. |
elles | environnent | Elles environnent leur jardin. | They surround their garden. |
Other Conjugations for Environner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb environner (this article)
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Environner – 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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