Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Introduction to the verb chicaner
The English translation of the French verb “chicaner” is “to quibble” or “to nitpick”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “shee-ka-ney”.
Chicaner originated from the Old French word “chicanier”, which meant “to quarrel” or “to engage in legal disputes”. In modern everyday French, it is most often used to describe someone who argues or finds fault over minor or trivial matters.
Examples:
- Arrête de chicaner pour des détails ! (Stop quibbling over details!)
- Elle aime chicaner sur les règles du jeu. (She likes to nitpick about the game rules.)
- Ils passent leur temps à chicaner sur les petits problèmes. (They spend their time quibbling over small issues.)
Chicaner – 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 chicaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Chicane | Je chicane mon frère. | I annoy my brother. |
Tu | Chicanes | Tu chicanes ton ami. | You annoy your friend. |
Il | Chicane | Il chicane son voisin. | He annoys his neighbor. |
Elle | Chicane | Elle chicane sa sœur. | She annoys her sister. |
On | Chicane | On chicane nos voisins. | We annoy our neighbors. |
Nous | Chicanons | Nous chicanons nos camarades. | We annoy our classmates. |
Vous | Chicanez | Vous chicanez votre professeur. | You annoy your teacher. |
Ils | Chicanent | Ils chicanent leurs collègues. | They annoy their colleagues. |
Elles | Chicanent | Elles chicanent leurs parents. | They annoy their parents. |
Other Conjugations for Chicaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
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