Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Introduction to the verb badiner
The English translation of the French verb “badiner” is “to joke” or “to jest.” The infinitive form of badiner is pronounced as “bah-dee-neh.”
The word “badiner” originates from the Old French term “jouer a la badine,” which means “to play with a light stick.” In everyday French, badiner is commonly used to express the action of making jokes, jesting, or engaging in playful banter.
Examples:
- Ne le prends pas au sérieux, il badine souvent. (Don’t take him seriously, he often jokes.)
- Nous avons passé la soirée à badiner entre amis. (We spent the evening joking around with friends.)
- Elle aime badiner avec son frère pour le taquiner. (She enjoys joking around with her brother to tease him.)
Badiner – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of badiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | badine | Je badine avec mes amis. | I joke with my friends. |
Tu | badines | Tu badines trop. | You joke too much. |
Il | badine | Il badine en classe. | He jokes in class. |
Elle | badine | Elle badine avec son frère. | She jokes with her brother. |
On | badine | On badine en soirée. | We joke at parties. |
Nous | badinons | Nous badinons ensemble. | We joke together. |
Vous | badinez | Vous badinez toujours. | You joke all the time. |
Ils | badinent | Ils badinent entre eux. | They joke amongst themselves. |
Elles | badinent | Elles badinent avec moi. | They joke with me. |
Other Conjugations for Badiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badiner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
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