Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Introduction to the verb fayoter
The English translation of the French verb “fayoter” is “to suck up” or “to brown-nose.” The infinitive form “fayoter” is pronounced as “fay-oh-tay.”
The word “fayoter” originated from the French slang “fayot,” which refers to a student who excessively flatters their teachers to gain their favor. In everyday French, “fayoter” is used to describe someone who ingratiates themselves with others, often in a sycophantic or insincere manner.
Examples:
- Arrête de fayoter auprès du chef, ça ne te mènera nulle part. (Stop sucking up to the boss, it won’t get you anywhere.)
- Il a réussi à obtenir cette promotion en fayotant avec ses supérieurs. (He managed to get that promotion by brown-nosing with his superiors.)
- Les collègues trouvent qu’elle est trop fayote avec le directeur. (Colleagues think she is too much of a brown-noser with the director.)
Fayoter – 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 fayoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | fayote | Je fayote avec le professeur. | I am a teacher’s pet. |
tu | fayotes | Tu fayotes pour avoir une bonne note. | You are sucking up for a good grade. |
il | fayote | Il fayote auprès de ses supérieurs. | He is brown-nosing with his superiors. |
elle | fayote | Elle fayote pour obtenir une promotion. | She is buttering up to get a promotion. |
on | fayote | On fayote pour éviter les sanctions. | One is sucking up to avoid sanctions. |
nous | fayotons | Nous fayotons pour obtenir des avantages. | We are sucking up to gain advantages. |
vous | fayotez | Vous fayotez pour obtenir des faveurs. | You are sucking up to get favors. |
ils | fayotent | Ils fayotent pour se faire bien voir. | They are brown-nosing to make themselves look good. |
elles | fayotent | Elles fayotent auprès de leur professeur. | They (feminine) are sucking up with their teacher. |
Other Conjugations for Fayoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayoter
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