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Verb conjugation

abraser

to abrade

Usage

A technical term (metalwork, dentistry, geology) meaning to wear away or grind down a surface through friction — the related noun abrasion and adjective abrasif come from the same root.

Examples
  • La meuleuse abrase la surface métallique.The grinder abrades the metal surface.
  • L'émail des dents peut s'abraser avec un brossage trop énergique.Tooth enamel can wear away with overly vigorous brushing.
  • Le vent et le sable abrasent la roche au fil des siècles.Wind and sand wear away rock over the centuries.
Common mistake

Learners reach for user (to wear out) generically, but abraser specifically implies mechanical friction or grinding, a narrower technical sense than everyday wear.

Simple tenses

Present

jeabrase
tuabrases
il/elleabrase
nousabrasons
vousabrasez
ils/ellesabrasent

Imperfect

jeabrasais
tuabrasais
il/elleabrasait
nousabrasions
vousabrasiez
ils/ellesabrasaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeabrasai
tuabrasas
il/elleabrasa
nousabrasâmes
vousabrasâtes
ils/ellesabrasèrent

Future

jeabraserai
tuabraseras
il/elleabrasera
nousabraserons
vousabraserez
ils/ellesabraseront

Conditional

jeabraserais
tuabraserais
il/elleabraserait
nousabraserions
vousabraseriez
ils/ellesabraseraient

Subjunctive

jeabrase
tuabrases
il/elleabrase
nousabrasions
vousabrasiez
ils/ellesabrasent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeabrasasse
tuabrasasses
il/elleabrasât
nousabrasassions
vousabrasassiez
ils/ellesabrasassent

Imperative

tuabrase
nousabrasons
vousabrasez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai abrasé
tuas abrasé
il/ellea abrasé
nousavons abrasé
vousavez abrasé
ils/ellesont abrasé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais abrasé
tuavais abrasé
il/elleavait abrasé
nousavions abrasé
vousaviez abrasé
ils/ellesavaient abrasé

Passé antérieur

jeeus abrasé
tueus abrasé
il/elleeut abrasé
nouseûmes abrasé
vouseûtes abrasé
ils/elleseurent abrasé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai abrasé
tuauras abrasé
il/elleaura abrasé
nousaurons abrasé
vousaurez abrasé
ils/ellesauront abrasé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais abrasé
tuaurais abrasé
il/elleaurait abrasé
nousaurions abrasé
vousauriez abrasé
ils/ellesauraient abrasé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie abrasé
tuaies abrasé
il/elleait abrasé
nousayons abrasé
vousayez abrasé
ils/ellesaient abrasé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse abrasé
tueusses abrasé
il/elleeût abrasé
nouseussions abrasé
vouseussiez abrasé
ils/elleseussent abrasé

Impératif passé

tuaie abrasé
nousayons abrasé
vousayez abrasé

Other

Present participle

abrasant

Past participle

abrasé

Infinitive

abraser

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Frequently asked questions

What does "abraser" mean?

"abraser" means "to abrade".

How do you conjugate "abraser" in the present tense?

The present of "abraser" is: je abrase, tu abrases, il/elle abrase, nous abrasons, vous abrasez, ils/elles abrasent.

What is the Passé composé of "abraser"?

The passé composé of "abraser" is: je ai abrasé, tu as abrasé, il/elle a abrasé, nous avons abrasé, vous avez abrasé, ils/elles ont abrasé.

What is the Imperative of "abraser"?

The imperative of "abraser" is: tu abrase, nous abrasons, vous abrasez.