L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Introduction to the verb estomper
The English translation of the French verb estomper is “to blur” or “to fade.” It is pronounced as “es-tom-pay” in its infinitive form.
The word estomper comes from the Latin word “stuppare,” which means “to plug or stop up.” In Old French, it was used in the sense of “to stop the flow,” which evolved into its current meaning of “to blur or fade.”
In everyday French, estomper is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of making something less clear or distinct, either physically or metaphorically. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’essaye d’estomper mes soucis en écoutant de la musique. (I am trying to blur out my worries by listening to music.)
- Elle utilise un pinceau pour estomper les traits de son dessin. (She is using a brush to blur the lines of her drawing.)
- Nous devons estomper les différences entre les deux propositions pour trouver un compromis. (We need to blur out the differences between the two proposals to find a compromise.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of estomper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | estompe | Je veux estomper mon dessin. | I want to blur my drawing. |
tu | estompes | Tu estompes le crayon. | You blur the pencil. |
il | estompe | Il estompe les couleurs. | He blurs the colors. |
elle | estompe | Elle estompe les taches. | She blurs the stains. |
on | estompe | On estompe les imperfections. | We blur the imperfections. |
nous | estompons | Nous estompons le papier. | We blur the paper. |
vous | estompez | Vous estompez les contours. | You blur the outlines. |
ils | estompent | Ils estompent les formes. | They blur the shapes. |
elles | estompent | Elles estompent le dessin. | They blur the drawing. |
Other Conjugations for Estomper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper (this article)
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Estomper – 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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