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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.