Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Introduction to the verb éveiller
The English translation of the French verb éveiller is “to awaken” or “to stir up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-vey-ay.”
The word éveiller comes from the Old French word “esveillier,” which comes from the Latin word “ex” meaning “out” and “vigilare” meaning “to be watchful.”
In everyday French, éveiller is most often used in its reflexive form “s’éveiller” to mean “to wake up” or “to become aware.”
Examples:
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Je me suis éveillé tôt ce matin. (I woke up early this morning.)
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La musique a éveillé en moi des émotions profondes. (The music stirred up deep emotions within me.)
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Le professeur aimerait éveiller l’intérêt de ses élèves pour la littérature. (The teacher would like to awaken her students’ interest in literature.)
Éveiller – 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 éveiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | éveille | Je m’éveille tous les matins. | I wake up every morning. |
Tu | éveilles | Tu éveilles les enfants avec douceur. | You wake up the children gently. |
Il | éveille | Il éveille l’intérêt du public avec son discours. | He arouses the interest of the audience with his speech. |
Elle | éveille | Elle éveille sa curiosité en lui posant des questions. | She awakens his curiosity by asking him questions. |
On | éveille | On s’éveille à la beauté de la nature. | We awaken to the beauty of nature. |
Nous | éveillons | Nous éveillons notre créativité en expérimentant. | We awaken our creativity by experimenting. |
Vous | éveillez | Vous éveillez les sens de vos invités avec vos plats. | You awaken the senses of your guests with your dishes. |
Ils | éveillent | Ils éveillent la jalousie de leurs voisins en étant si heureux ensemble. | They awaken the jealousy of their neighbors by being so happy together. |
Elles | éveillent | Elles éveillent la discussion en posant des questions pertinentes. | They awaken the discussion by asking relevant questions. |
Other Conjugations for Éveiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb éveiller
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