L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Introduction to the verb capoter
The English translation of the French verb capoter is “to capsize” or “to overturn.” It is pronounced as “kah-poh-teh.”
The word capoter comes from the French noun “capote,” meaning a small boat or canoe, which originally referred to the wooden covering of a boat. The verb capoter developed from this noun and took on the meaning of overturning or capsizing a boat. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the infinitive form in English.
Examples of the usage of capoter in L’infinitif Présent tense are:
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Je ne veux pas capoter. (I don’t want to capsize/overturn.)
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Il faut faire attention pour ne pas capoter. (You have to be careful not to capsize/overturn.)
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Nous avons réussi à capoter le bateau. (We managed to capsize/overturn the boat.)
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I don’t want to capsize.
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You have to be careful not to capsize.
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We managed to capsize the boat.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of capoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | capote | Je capote facilement. | I get upset easily. |
tu | capotes | Tu capotes souvent. | You get upset often. |
il | capote | Il capote en silence. | He gets upset silently. |
elle | capote | Elle capote tout le temps. | She gets upset all the time. |
on | capote | On capote avec lui. | We get upset with him. |
nous | capotons | Nous capotons ensemble. | We get upset together. |
vous | capotez | Vous capotez pour rien. | You get upset for no reason. |
ils | capotent | Ils capotent tout le temps. | They get upset all the time. |
elles | capotent | Elles capotent facilement. | They get upset easily. |
Other Conjugations for Capoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter (this article)
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Capoter – 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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