taillent

Taillent is the third-person plural present tense form of the French verb tailler. It is not a standalone word in most uses, but a conjugated form meaning “they cut” or “they carve.” Because the third-person plural endings of -er verbs are the same in both the indicative and the present subjunctive, taillent can appear in sentences that convey either mood without changing its spelling.

The verb tailler has several related meanings centered on cutting, shaping, or trimming. It can refer to cutting pieces of wood or stone, trimming surfaces, shaping material to fit a form, or carving decorative work. It can also be used more broadly or figuratively, such as to trim or adjust something to a desired shape or size, or to carve out a niche. In practical contexts, tailler is commonly used in woodworking, sculpture, tailoring in the sense of cutting fabric to size, and in various crafts.

Common conjugation forms for tailler include: je taille, tu tailles, il taille, nous taillons, vous taillez, ils taillent. The present participle is taillant, and the past participle is taillé. The form taillent therefore appears in sentences like “Ils taillent les planches pour la construction” or “Ils taillent des pièces sur mesure.”

In usage, tailler and its forms are part of everyday French when discussing cutting or shaping activities, and they share cognates with related words such as taille (cut, size) and tailleur (tailor).