Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Introduction to the verb morfiler
The English translation of the French verb morfiler is “to nibble” or “to gnaw”. Its infinitive form is pronounced “mohr-fee-lay”.
Morfiler comes from the Old French word “morfiler” which means “to bite”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of biting or nibbling on something with small, repeated bites.
Examples of usage:
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J’aime bien morfiler du pain en attendant que le repas soit prêt. (I like to nibble on bread while waiting for the meal to be ready.)
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Le chien a morfilé le coin de la table avec ses dents. (The dog gnawed on the corner of the table with its teeth.)
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Elle a commencé à morfiler ses ongles pendant la réunion. (She started to nibble on her nails during the meeting.)
Morfiler – 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 morfiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je morfile | Je morfile du pain. | I am cutting some bread. |
Tu | Tu morfiles | Tu morfiles de la viande. | You are carving some meat. |
Il | Il morfile | Il morfile un poulet. | He is carving a chicken. |
Elle | Elle morfile | Elle morfile un poisson. | She is filleting a fish. |
On | On morfile | On morfile des légumes. | One is slicing vegetables. |
Nous | Nous morfilons | Nous morfilons des fruits. | We are slicing fruits. |
Vous | Vous morfilez | Vous morfilez du fromage. | You are slicing some cheese. |
Ils | Ils morfilent | Ils morfilent du pain. | They are cutting some bread. |
Elles | Elles morfilent | Elles morfilent de la viande. | They are carving some meat. |
Other Conjugations for Morfiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb morfiler
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