Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Introduction to the verb glatir
The English translation of the French verb glatir is “to squawk” or “to screech”. It is pronounced as “glah-tir”.
The word glatir comes from the Latin word “gluttire”, meaning “to swallow”. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the high-pitched sound made by birds or small animals, but it can also be used to describe a loud, piercing human voice.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
- Les oiseaux glatissent dans les arbres. (The birds are squawking in the trees.)
- Le bébé a glatit toute la nuit. (The baby screeched all night.)
- Elle a glati de douleur quand elle s’est fait piquer par une abeille. (She let out a screech of pain when she got stung by a bee.)
Note: The translations of these examples may vary slightly depending on the context.
Glatir – 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 glatir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | glatis | Je glatis toute la journée. | I croak all day. |
Tu | glatis | Tu glatis souvent ? | Do you croak often? |
Il | glatit | Il glatit très fort. | He croaks very loudly. |
Elle | glatit | Elle ne glatit pas beaucoup. | She doesn’t croak much. |
On | glatit | On glatit pour communiquer. | We croak to communicate. |
Nous | glatissons | Nous glatissons ensemble. | We croak together. |
Vous | glatissez | Vous glatissez en choeur. | You croak in unison. |
Ils | glatissent | Ils glatissent toute la nuit. | They croak all night. |
Elles | glatissent | Elles glatissent en harmonie. | They croak in harmony. |
Other Conjugations for Glatir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glatir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glatir
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