L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim”. It is pronounced “see-blair” in its infinitive form.
The word cibler comes from the French word cible, meaning “target”, and ultimately derives from the Latin word cibus, meaning “food”. This reflects how the verb is often used in everyday French – to aim or focus on something specific, similar to how one might aim for a target while hunting or shooting.
In the L’infinitif Présent tense, cibler is used to express actions in a general and non-specific way. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Je veux cibler mes études sur la littérature française. (I want to focus my studies on French literature.)
- Les publicités ciblent souvent les enfants pour vendre des jouets. (Advertisements often target children to sell toys.)
- Nous devons cibler notre campagne sur les jeunes électeurs. (We need to target our campaign towards young voters.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cible | Je cible mes clients. | I target my clients. |
tu | cibles | Tu cibles bien. | You target well. |
il | cible | Il cible un marché. | He targets a market. |
elle | cible | Elle cible ses objectifs. | She targets her goals. |
on | cible | On cible les besoins des consommateurs. | We target the needs of consumers. |
nous | ciblons | Nous ciblons le groupe démographique. | We target the demographic group. |
vous | ciblez | Vous ciblez une nouvelle audience. | You target a new audience. |
ils | ciblent | Ils ciblent un public spécifique. | They target a specific audience. |
elles | ciblent | Elles ciblent les besoins des femmes. | They target the needs of women. |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler (this article)
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Cibler – 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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