Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Introduction to the verb maquignonner
The English translation of the French verb maquignonner is “to horse-trade” or “to deal in horses”. It is pronounced as “mah-kee-nyo-neh”.
The word maquignonner comes from the French word “maquignon”, which refers to a horse trader or dealer. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of buying and selling horses, often through bargaining and negotiation.
3 Simple Examples:
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Paul a l’habitude de maquignonner pour trouver les meilleurs chevaux au meilleur prix. (Paul is used to horse-trading to find the best horses at the best price.)
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Les maquignons de la région se réunissent chaque semaine pour échanger des chevaux. (The horse dealers in the region gather every week to trade horses.)
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Nous avons réussi à maquignonner un cheval de course pour un prix incroyablement bas. (We managed to horse-trade a racehorse for an incredibly low price.)
Maquignonner – 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 maquignonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | maquignonne | Je maquignonne des chevaux. | I horse-trade. |
tu | maquignonnes | Tu maquignonnes avec les acheteurs. | You horse-trade with the buyers. |
il | maquignonne | Il maquignonne des bêtes à la foire. | He horse-trades animals at the fair. |
elle | maquignonne | Elle maquignonne avec les éleveurs. | She horse-trades with the breeders. |
on | maquignonne | On maquignonne pour gagner de l’argent. | We horse-trade to make money. |
nous | maquignonnons | Nous maquignonnons des animaux pour le marché. | We horse-trade animals for the market. |
vous | maquignonnez | Vous maquignonnez des chevaux de course. | You horse-trade racehorses. |
ils | maquignonnent | Ils maquignonnent des moutons et des vaches. | They horse-trade sheep and cows. |
elles | maquignonnent | Elles maquignonnent avec les éleveuses. | They horse-trade with the female breeders. |
Other Conjugations for Maquignonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
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