Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Introduction to the verb bégayer
The English translation of the French verb “bégayer” is “to stutter.” The infinitive form “bégayer” is pronounced as “bay-guh-yay.”
The word “bégayer” originates from the Old French word “bigaier,” which means “to stammer.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of speaking with difficulty, characterized by involuntary repetitions or prolongations of sounds, syllables, or words.
Examples:
- Je bégaye quand je suis nerveux. (I stutter when I am nervous.)
- Il a commencé à bégayer après l’accident. (He started stuttering after the accident.)
- Elle réussit à diminuer son bégaiement grâce à la thérapie. (She managed to reduce her stuttering through therapy.)
Bégayer – 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 bégayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bègue | Je bègue souvent. | I often stutter. |
Tu | bègues | Tu bègues en public. | You stutter in public. |
Il | bègue | Il bègue depuis l’enfance. | He has been stuttering since childhood. |
Elle | bègue | Elle bègue lorsqu’elle est nerveuse. | She stutters when she’s nervous. |
On | bègue | On bègue parfois. | One stutters sometimes. |
Nous | bégayons | Nous bégayons en classe. | We stutter in class. |
Vous | bégayez | Vous bégayez rarement. | You rarely stutter. |
Ils | bégayent | Ils bégayent devant une foule. | They stutter in front of a crowd. |
Elles | bégayent | Elles bégayent lorsqu’elles sont stressées. | They (feminine) stutter when they are stressed. |
Other Conjugations for Bégayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
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