Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Introduction to the verb mâtiner
The English translation of the French verb mâtiner is “to fool around” or “to play tricks.” It is pronounced “mah-tee-nay.”
The language origin of mâtiner is from the Old French word “matin,” meaning “morning.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe playful or mischievous behavior.
Examples:
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Les enfants adorent se mâtiner entre eux. (The children love to play tricks on each other.)
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Ne mâtine pas avec moi, je suis déjà assez en retard. (Don’t fool around with me, I’m already late.)
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Il faut arrêter de se mâtiner et se concentrer sur le travail. (We need to stop messing around and focus on the work.)
Mâtiner – 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 mâtiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | mâtine | Je mâtine. | I get up early. |
tu | mâtines | Tu mâtines. | You get up early. |
il | mâtine | Il mâtine. | He gets up early. |
elle | mâtine | Elle mâtine. | She gets up early. |
on | mâtine | On mâtine. | We get up early. |
nous | mâtinons | Nous mâtinons. | We get up early. |
vous | mâtiniez | Vous mâtiniez. | You get up early. |
ils | mâtinent | Ils mâtinent. | They get up early. |
elles | mâtinent | Elles mâtinent. | They get up early. |
Other Conjugations for Mâtiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mâtiner
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