Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Introduction to the verb zouker
The English translation of the French verb zouker is “to dance to zouk music.” It is pronounced as “zoo-kay” in the infinitive form.
Zouker comes from the French Creole word “zouker” which means “to move” or “to dance.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to a style of dance and music originating from the French Caribbean islands, particularly Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Examples:
- Je vais zouker ce soir à la fête. (I’m going to dance to zouk music tonight at the party.)
- Ils ont appris à zouker en vacances aux Antilles. (They learned how to dance zouk while on vacation in the Caribbean.)
- Elle est passionnée de zouk et prend des cours de danse régulièrement. (She is passionate about zouk and takes dance classes regularly.)
Note: For simplicity, these examples use the verb “zouker” in its infinitive form. In everyday usage, it is more common to use it in the present tense such as “je zouke,” “il zouke,” etc.
Zouker – About the French Present Tense
To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.
Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of zouker
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
Je | Zouke | Je zouke tous les weekends. | I zouke every weekend. |
Tu | Zoukes | Tu zoukes avec tes amis. | You zouke with your friends. |
Il | Zouke | Il zouke très bien. | He zoukes very well. |
Elle | Zouke | Elle zouke toute la nuit. | She zoukes all night long. |
On | Zouke | On zouke en équipe. | We zouke as a team. |
Nous | Zoukons | Nous zoukons au rythme de la musique. | We zouke to the rhythm of the music. |
Vous | Zoukez | Vous zoukez sur la piste de danse. | You zouke on the dance floor. |
Ils | Zoukent | Ils zoukent avec passion. | They zouke with passion. |
Elles | Zoukent | Elles zoukent ensemble. | They zouke together. |
Other Conjugations for Zouker.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb zouker (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zouker
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the zouker Present Tense tense conjugation!
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb zouker. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb present conjugation!