Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Introduction to the verb envier
The English translation of the verb “envier” is “to envy”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-vyey”.
“Envier” originates from the Latin word “invidere”, meaning “to look with ill-will, to envy”. In everyday French, it is commonly used to express feelings of jealousy or desire for what someone else possesses.
Examples:
- J’envie ton talent pour la musique. (I envy your talent for music.)
- Elle envie toujours les voyages de son frère. (She always envies her brother’s travels.)
- Nous n’avons pas besoin d’envier leur nouvelle voiture. (We don’t need to envy their new car.)
Envier – 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 envier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | envie | J’envie mon ami. | I envy my friend. |
Tu | envies | Tu envies sa voiture. | You envy his car. |
Il | envie | Il envie son succès. | He envies his success. |
Elle | envie | Elle envie sa beauté. | She envies her beauty. |
On | envie | On envie leur liberté. | One envies their freedom. |
Nous | envions | Nous envions leur chance. | We envy their luck. |
Vous | enviez | Vous enviez leur talent. | You envy their talent. |
Ils | envient | Ils envient leur bonheur. | They envy their happiness. |
Elles | envient | Elles envient leur réussite. | They envy their success. |
Other Conjugations for Envier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envier (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
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