Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Introduction to the verb cancaner
The English translation of the French verb “cancaner” is “to gossip” or “to chatter”. The infinitive form “cancaner” is pronounced as “kahn-kah-neh”.
The word “cancaner” originated from the French noun “cancan,” which means gossip or chitchat. It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of engaging in idle or frivolous conversation.
Examples:
- Arrête de cancaner sur tes collègues ! – Stop gossiping about your colleagues!
- Elles aiment bien cancaner sur la vie des célébrités. – They enjoy gossiping about the lives of celebrities.
- Il ne fait que cancaner sur ses voisins. – He does nothing but chatter about his neighbors.
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Cancaner – 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 cancaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | cancane | Je cancane souvent. | I honk often. |
tu | cancannes | Tu cancannes beaucoup. | You (informal) honk a lot. |
il | cancane | Il cancane fort. | He honks loudly. |
elle | cancane | Elle cancane joyeusement. | She honks cheerfully. |
on | cancan | On cancanne au loin. | One honks in the distance. |
nous | cancannons | Nous cancannons en route. | We honk on the way. |
vous | cancanez | Vous cancanez poliment. | You (formal/plural) honk politely. |
ils | cancannent | Ils cancannent bruyamment. | They (masculine) honk loudly. |
elles | cancannent | Elles cancannent en chœur. | They (feminine) honk in unison. |
Other Conjugations for Cancaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
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