Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Introduction to the verb tétaniser
The English translation of the French verb tétaniser is “to paralyze/to make stiff.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “tay-ta-nee-zay.”
Tétaniser comes from the Greek word “tetanos,” meaning “stiffness,” and is most often used in everyday French to describe a physical or emotional state of paralysis or rigidity.
Examples:
- La peur m’a tétanisé sur place. (Fear paralyzed me in my tracks.)
- Son discours a tétanisé toute la salle. (His speech left the whole room in a state of paralysis.)
- La vue de ce serpent m’a tétanisé. (The sight of that snake made me stiffen up.)
Tétaniser – 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 tétaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je tétanise | Je tétanise devant la foule. | I am paralyzed in front of the crowd. |
Tu | tu tétanises | Tu tétanises facilement. | You get easily paralyzed. |
Il | il tétanise | Il tétanise à l’idée de parler en public. | He gets paralyzed at the thought of speaking in public. |
Elle | elle tétanise | Elle tétanise devant l’araignée. | She gets paralyzed in front of the spider. |
On | on tétanise | On tétanise en regardant ce film d’horreur. | We get paralyzed while watching this horror movie. |
Nous | nous tétanisons | Nous tétanisons à chaque fois qu’on nous demande de parler en public. | We get paralyzed every time we are asked to speak in public. |
Vous | vous tétanisez | Vous tétanisez facilement devant les situations stressantes. | You easily get paralyzed in stressful situations. |
Ils | ils tétanisent | Ils tétanisent leurs adversaires avec leur jeu puissant. | They paralyze their opponents with their strong game. |
Elles | elles tétanisent | Elles tétanisent leurs enfants avec des histoires effrayantes. | They paralyze their children with scary stories. |
Other Conjugations for Tétaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tétaniser
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