L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Introduction to the verb batifoler
The English translation of the French verb batifoler is “to frolic” or “to romp.” It is pronounced as bah-tee-foh-lay in its infinitive form.
Batifoler comes from the Old French word “bocif,” meaning “to play,” and the suffix “-oler” which denotes frequentative action. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of batifoler in the L’impératif Présent tense with their English translations:
- Batifole ! (Frolic!)
- Ne batifole pas ! (Don’t frolic!)
- Batifolons ensemble ! (Let’s frolic together!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of batifoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | batifole | Je batifole dans le jardin. | I frolic in the garden. |
tu | batifole | Tu batifoles tout le temps. | You frolic all the time. |
il | batifole | Il batifole avec les papillons. | He frolics with the butterflies. |
elle | batifole | Elle batifole dans les vagues. | She frolics in the waves. |
on | batifole | On batifole souvent au parc. | We often frolic in the park. |
nous | batifolons | Batifolons ensemble dans les champs. | Let’s frolic together in the fields. |
vous | batifolez | Batifolez avec les enfants. | Frolic with the children. |
ils | batifolent | Ils batifolent dans la forêt. | They frolic in the forest. |
elles | batifolent | Elles batifolent dans les fleurs. | They frolic in the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Batifoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
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Batifoler – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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