Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Introduction to the verb manoquer
The English translation of the French verb manoquer is “to miss” or “to lack.” It is pronounced “mah-nuh-kay.”
The word manoquer comes from the Latin word “manu” meaning “hand,” and “coquere” meaning “to cook,” originally referring to a dish that was missing an essential ingredient. In modern everyday French, it is most often used in the context of missing someone or something, or lacking something essential.
Examples:
- Je manque à mes amis. – I miss my friends.
- Il ne me manque rien. – I don’t lack anything.
- Manques-tu d’argent ? – Do you lack money?
Translation:
The most common usage of manoquer in everyday French is to express a feeling of absence or lack. It can be used to describe missing someone, something, or lacking something essential. Some examples of its usage are:
- I miss my friends. – Je manque à mes amis.
- I don’t lack anything. – Il ne me manque rien.
- Do you lack money? – Manques-tu d’argent?
Manoquer – 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 manoquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | manque | Je manque d’inspiration. | I lack inspiration. |
tu | manques | Tu manques d’audace. | You lack boldness. |
il | manque | Il manque de temps. | He lacks time. |
elle | manque | Elle manque de confiance. | She lacks confidence. |
on | manque | On manque de sommeil. | We lack sleep. |
nous | manquons | Nous manquons d’expérience. | We lack experience. |
vous | manquez | Vous manquez d’organisation. | You lack organization. |
ils | manquent | Ils manquent d’enthousiasme. | They lack enthusiasm. |
elles | manquent | Elles manquent de patience. | They lack patience. |
Other Conjugations for Manoquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manoquer
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