L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Introduction to the verb cafarder
The English translation of the French verb cafarder is “to tattle” or “to inform on someone.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ka-far-dey.”
The word cafarder comes from the Old French word “cafard,” meaning cockroach. It is believed to originate from the Latin word “caput,” meaning head, as cockroaches have a distinct head shape. In everyday French, cafarder is most often used to describe someone who tattles or informs on others, often in a sneaky or malicious way.
Examples of cafarder in the L’infinitif Présent tense are:
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Ils aiment cafarder sur leurs collègues de travail. (They like to tattle on their coworkers.)
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Je ne supporte pas les gens qui cafardent tout le temps. (I can’t stand people who tattle all the time.)
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Les enfants ont cafardé à leurs parents à propos de leur mauvaise note. (The children tattled to their parents about their bad grade.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cafarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cafarde | Je cafarde trop. | I snitch too much. |
tu | cafardes | Tu cafardes souvent. | You snitch often. |
il | cafarde | Il cafarde toujours. | He always snitches. |
elle | cafarde | Elle cafarde avec eux. | She snitches with them. |
on | cafarde | On cafarde discrètement. | We snitch discreetly. |
nous | cafardons | Nous cafardons ensemble. | We snitch together. |
vous | cafardez | Vous cafardez sans cesse. | You snitch constantly. |
ils | cafardent | Ils cafardent sur tout le monde. | They snitch on everyone. |
elles | cafardent | Elles cafardent aux professeurs. | They snitch to the teachers. |
Other Conjugations for Cafarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder (this article)
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Cafarder – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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