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foehner

to blow-dry (to dry one's hair with a hairdryer)

Usage

A rare variant spelling linked to foehn, the warm dry Alpine wind, and in Switzerland used for blow-drying hair with a sèche-cheveux. It is regional and unusual outside Swiss French.

Examples
  • Elle fait sécher ses cheveux avec un sèche-cheveux. — She dries her hair with a hair dryer.
  • Le foehn souffle sur la vallée. — The foehn wind blows over the valley.
  • Il se sèche les cheveux. — He dries his hair.
Common mistake

Not standard in France; learners should say se sécher les cheveux. The ö/ë spelling variant foëner also exists.

Often confused with foëner.

Simple tenses

Present

jefoehne
tufoehnes
il/ellefoehne
nousfoehnons
vousfoehnez
ils/ellesfoehnent

Imperfect

jefoehnais
tufoehnais
il/ellefoehnait
nousfoehnions
vousfoehniez
ils/ellesfoehnaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jefoehnai
tufoehnas
il/ellefoehna
nousfoehnâmes
vousfoehnâtes
ils/ellesfoehnèrent

Future

jefoehnerai
tufoehneras
il/ellefoehnera
nousfoehnerons
vousfoehnerez
ils/ellesfoehneront

Conditional

jefoehnerais
tufoehnerais
il/ellefoehnerait
nousfoehnerions
vousfoehneriez
ils/ellesfoehneraient

Subjunctive

jefoehne
tufoehnes
il/ellefoehne
nousfoehnions
vousfoehniez
ils/ellesfoehnent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jefoehnasse
tufoehnasses
il/ellefoehnât
nousfoehnassions
vousfoehnassiez
ils/ellesfoehnassent

Imperative

tufoehne
nousfoehnons
vousfoehnez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie foehné
nousayons foehné
vousayez foehné

Other

Present participle

foehnant

Past participle

foehné

Infinitive

foehner

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Frequently asked questions

What does "foehner" mean?

"foehner" means "to blow-dry (to dry one's hair with a hairdryer)".

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

The present of "foehner" is: je foehne, tu foehnes, il/elle foehne, nous foehnons, vous foehnez, ils/elles foehnent.

What is the Passé composé of "foehner"?

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

What is the Imperative of "foehner"?

The imperative of "foehner" is: tu foehne, nous foehnons, vous foehnez.