Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Introduction to the verb gendarmer
The English translation of the French verb “gendarmer” is “to police.” The infinitive form “gendarmer” is pronounced as zhahn-dahr-meh.
The word “gendarmer” originated from the Old French word “gens d’armes,” meaning “armed men.” In everyday French, “gendarmer” is most often used to refer to the action of policing or maintaining law and order.
Examples of usage:
- La police gendarma la manifestation pour maintenir l’ordre. (The police policed the protest to maintain order.)
- Les gendarmes patrouillent régulièrement dans notre quartier. (The police regularly patrol in our neighborhood.)
- Les gendarmes ont arrêté le voleur hier soir. (The police arrested the thief last night.)
Gendarmer – 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 gendarmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | gendarme | Je gendarme dans ma région. | I gendarmer in my region. |
Tu | gendarmes | Tu gendarmes le quartier. | You gendarmer the neighborhood. |
Il | gendarme | Il gendarme avec sérieux. | He gendarmes with seriousness. |
Elle | gendarme | Elle gendarme pour protéger la population. | She gendarmes to protect the population. |
On | gendarme | On gendarme les événements publics. | One gendarmes public events. |
Nous | gendarmons | Nous gendarmons la ville entière. | We gendarmer the entire city. |
Vous | gendarmez | Vous gendarmez les frontières. | You gendarmer the borders. |
Ils | gendarment | Ils gendarment les suspects. | They gendarm the suspects. |
Elles | gendarment | Elles gendarment pour assurer la sécurité. | They gendarm to ensure security. |
Other Conjugations for Gendarmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gendarmer
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