Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Introduction to the verb chanfreiner
The English translation of the French verb “chanfreiner” is “to chamfer.” The infinitive form of “chanfreiner” is pronounced as “shan-freh-neh.”
“Chanfreiner” originated from the Old French word “chanfrain,” which means “chamfer” or “bevel.” It is derived from the Late Latin word “cancellus,” meaning “lattice” or “grill.” In everyday French, “chanfreiner” is commonly used to refer to the act of creating a beveled edge on a material, such as wood or metal, by cutting or grinding.
In the Passé Simple tense, “chanfreiner” is conjugated as follows:
- Je chanfreinai (I chamfered)
- Tu chanfreinas (you chamfered)
- Il/elle/on chanfreina (he/she/one chamfered)
- Nous chanfreinâmes (we chamfered)
- Vous chanfreinâtes (you chamfered)
- Ils/elles chanfreinèrent (they chamfered)
Examples of “chanfreiner” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- J’achetai une planche et je la chanfreinai pour rendre les bords plus sûrs. (I bought a plank and chamfered it to make the edges safer.)
- Hier, tu me montras comment tu chanfreinas les pièces métalliques pour qu’elles s’assemblent mieux. (Yesterday, you showed me how you chamfered the metal pieces to make them fit together better.)
- L’artisan utilisait une meule pour chanfreiner les arêtes de la pierre. (The craftsman used a grinding wheel to chamfer the edges of the stone.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of chanfreiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | chanfreinai | J’ai chanfreinai les bords. | I chamfered the edges. |
Tu | chanfreinas | Tu as chanfreinas la pièce. | You chamfered the piece. |
Il | chanfreina | Il a chanfreina l’angle. | He chamfered the corner. |
Elle | chanfreina | Elle a chanfreina la surface. | She chamfered the surface. |
On | chanfreina | On a chanfreina le bois. | One chamfered the wood. |
Nous | chanfreinâmes | Nous avons chanfreinâmes les arêtes. | We chamfered the edges. |
Vous | chanfreinâtes | Vous avez chanfreinâtes le métal. | You chamfered the metal. |
Ils | chanfreinèrent | Ils ont chanfreinèrent la planche. | They chamfered the board. |
Elles | chanfreinèrent | Elles ont chanfreinèrent la pierre. | They (feminine) chamfered the stone. |
Other Conjugations for Chanfreiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
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Chanfreiner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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