Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Introduction to the verb jacter
The English translation of the French verb jacter is “to chatter” or “to babble”. The infinitive form, jacter, is pronounced as “zhak-teh”.
The word jacter comes from the Old French word “gatir” which means “to talk fast” or “to chatter”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who talks excessively or without purpose.
Examples of usage:
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Elle n’arrête pas de jacter au téléphone. (She won’t stop chattering on the phone.)
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Il aime bien jacter de tout et de rien. (He likes to chatter about anything and everything.)
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Arrête de jacter et écoute-moi ! (Stop babbling and listen to me!)
Jacter – 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 jacter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | jacte | Je jacte souvent. | I often chat. |
tu | jactes | Tu jactes vite. | You chat quickly. |
il | jacte | Il jacte en ligne. | He chats online. |
elle | jacte | Elle jacte avec ses amis. | She chats with her friends. |
on | jacte | On jacte tard. | We chat late. |
nous | jactons | Nous jactons en classe. | We chat in class. |
vous | jactez | Vous jactez souvent. | You chat often. |
ils | jactent | Ils jactent sur les réseaux sociaux. | They chat on social media. |
elles | jactent | Elles jactent en même temps. | They chat at the same time. |
Other Conjugations for Jacter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jacter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jacter
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