L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Introduction to the verb chicoter
The English translation of the French verb chicoter is “to flick” or “to tease.” It is pronounced as “shee-koh-tay.”
The origin of the word chicoter can be traced back to the Latin word “succutere,” meaning “to shake off.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative or command form of the verb.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Chicote un peu tes cheveux avant de sortir. (Flick your hair a little before going out.)
- Ne chicote pas ta sœur, tu vas la faire pleurer. (Don’t tease your sister, you’ll make her cry.)
- Chicotons-le un peu pour le faire réagir. (Let’s tease him a little to get a reaction out of him.)
English translations:
- Flick
- Tease
- Let’s tease
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of chicoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chichote | Chichote-moi à l’oreille. | Whisper to me in the ear. |
tu | chichotes | Chichotes moins fort, s’il te plaît. | Don’t whisper too loud, please. |
il | chichote | Il chichote avec ses amis. | He is whispering with his friends. |
elle | chichote | Elle chichote des ragots. | She is whispering gossip. |
on | chichote | On chichote sur toi. | We are whispering about you. |
nous | chichotons | Chichotons en classe. | Let’s whisper in class. |
vous | chichotez | Chichotez dans mon dos. | Whisper behind my back. |
ils | chichotent | Ils chichotent à propos de leurs voisins. | They are whispering about their neighbors. |
elles | chichotent | Elles chichotent à voix basse. | They are whispering in a low voice. |
Other Conjugations for Chicoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
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Chicoter – 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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