Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Introduction to the verb harpailler
The English translation of the French verb harpailler is “to squabble” or “to bicker.” The infinitive form, harpailler, is pronounced “ahr-pay-yay.”
The origin of harpailler comes from the Old French word “herpe,” which means “to rob or plunder.” It evolved to mean “to quarrel or argue” in modern French.
In everyday French, harpailler is most often used in a colloquial or informal context to describe a heated argument or disagreement between two or more people.
Examples:
- “Les enfants ont commencé à harpailler pour savoir qui allait avoir le dernier morceau de gâteau.” (The children started to bicker over who would get the last piece of cake.)
- “On devrait arrêter de harpailler et essayer de trouver une solution ensemble.” (We should stop squabbling and try to find a solution together.)
- “Le couple d’à côté n’arrête pas de harpailler à propos de la politique.” (The couple next door won’t stop squabbling about politics.)
Harpailler – 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 harpailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | harpaille | Je harpaille les mauvaises herbes. | I weed out the bad herbs. |
Tu | harpailles | Tu harpailles souvent au jardin. | You often weed in the garden. |
Il | harpaille | Il harpaille avec diligence. | He weeds diligently. |
Elle | harpaille | Elle harpaille sous le soleil. | She weeds under the sun. |
On | harpaille | On harpaille pour le festival. | We weed for the festival. |
Nous | harpaillons | Nous harpaillons en équipe. | We weed as a team. |
Vous | harpaillez | Vous harpaillez avant la pluie. | You weed before the rain. |
Ils | harpaillent | Ils harpaillent chaque printemps. | They weed every spring. |
Elles | harpaillent | Elles harpaillent dans le jardin. | They (f) weed in the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Harpailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harpailler
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