Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Introduction to the verb lapider
The English translation of the French verb lapider is “to stone.” It is pronounced as “la-pee-day.”
The language origin of lapider comes from the Latin word “lapidare,” meaning “to throw stones.” In everyday French, it is most often used as a figurative way of saying to criticize or attack someone severely.
Examples:
- Ne lapide pas tes camarades de classe, c’est méchant. (Do not mock your classmates, it’s mean.)
- Les journalistes ont lapidé le politicien pour son implication dans le scandale. (The journalists attacked the politician for his involvement in the scandal.)
- Les fans ont lapidé l’arbitre après la défaite de leur équipe favorite. (The fans pelted the referee with stones after their favorite team’s defeat.)
Lapider – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of lapider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | lapide | Je lapide des pierres. | I stone stones. |
tu | lapides | Tu lapides le coupable. | You stone the culprit. |
il | lapide | Il lapide le monument. | He stones the monument. |
elle | lapide | Elle lapide son passé. | She stones her past. |
on | lapide | On lapide les criminels. | We stone criminals. |
nous | lapidons | Nous lapidons la place. | We stone the square. |
vous | lapidez | Vous lapidez le bâtiment. | You stone the building. |
ils | lapident | Ils lapident la foule. | They stone the crowd. |
elles | lapident | Elles lapident leurs ennemies. | They stone their enemies. |
Other Conjugations for Lapider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lapider (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
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