L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Introduction to the verb commérer
The English translation of the French verb commérer is “to gossip.” It is pronounced “koh-meh-ray.”
Commérer comes from the Old French word “commer.” It is derived from the Latin word “commercium,” meaning “trade” or “interaction.” Over time, the meaning of the word shifted to refer to idle chatter or gossip.
In everyday French, commérer is used to describe the act of spreading rumors or talking about the personal lives of others. It is often used in a negative or judgmental context.
Here are three simple examples of commérer in the infinitive present tense, with their respective English translations:
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Arrête de commérer sur tes collègues, ce n’est pas gentil. (Stop gossiping about your colleagues, it’s not nice.)
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Elle adore commérer avec ses amies au café du coin. (She loves to gossip with her friends at the corner café.)
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Les voisins commèrent sans cesse sur les nouveaux arrivants dans le quartier. (The neighbors are constantly gossiping about the new arrivals in the neighborhood.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of commérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | commère | Je commère trop. | I gossip too much. |
tu | commères | Tu commères souvent. | You gossip often. |
il | commère | Il commère avec ses amis. | He gossips with his friends. |
elle | commère | Elle commère sur tout le monde. | She gossips about everyone. |
on | commère | On commère sans arrêt. | We gossip non-stop. |
nous | commérons | Nous commérons en secret. | We gossip in secret. |
vous | commérez | Vous commérez en public. | You gossip in public. |
ils | commèrent | Ils commèrent ensemble. | They gossip together. |
elles | commèrent | Elles commèrent au téléphone. | They gossip on the phone. |
Other Conjugations for Commérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer (this article)
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Commérer – 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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