Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Introduction to the verb japper
The English translation of the French verb japper is “to bark” and it is pronounced as “jah-peh.”
The origin of japper can be traced back to the Old French word “gapir,” which had a similar meaning of barking. In everyday French, japper is most often used to describe the sound made by dogs.
Three simple examples of japper in everyday French are:
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Mon chien adore japper après les écureuils dans le jardin. (My dog loves to bark at the squirrels in the garden.)
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Les chiens du voisinage jappent toute la nuit et m’empêchent de dormir. (The dogs in the neighborhood bark all night and keep me from sleeping.)
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Quand il a peur, mon chien se met à japper très fort. (When he’s scared, my dog starts barking very loudly.)
Japper – 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 japper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | jappe | Je jappe souvent. | I often bark. |
tu | jappes | Tu jappes fort. | You bark loudly. |
il | jappe | Il jappe la nuit. | He barks at night. |
elle | jappe | Elle jappe après les chats. | She barks at the cats. |
on | jappe | On jappe pour jouer. | We bark to play. |
nous | japons | Nous japons ensemble. | We bark together. |
vous | jappez | Vous jappez parfois. | You bark sometimes. |
ils | jappent | Ils jappent sans arrêt. | They bark non-stop. |
elles | jappent | Elles jappent joyeusement. | They bark happily. |
Other Conjugations for Japper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb japper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
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