Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Introduction to the verb jouter
The English translation of the French verb jouter is “to joust.” The infinitive form, jouter, is pronounced as “zhoo-tay.”
The origin of the word jouter can be traced back to the Old French word “joster,” which means to tilt or to fight on horseback. It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the medieval sport of jousting, in which two knights on horseback engage in a mock battle using lances.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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Les chevaliers se sont affrontés en se joutant lors du tournoi médiéval. (The knights battled each other by jousting during the medieval tournament.)
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Les enfants aiment regarder les joueurs jouter dans le parc. (Children enjoy watching the players joust in the park.)
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Les deux équipes se sont joutées pendant des heures avant de parvenir à une égalité. (The two teams jousted for hours before reaching a tie.)
Note: The translations provided are literal and may differ from the most natural way of saying these sentences in English.
Jouter – 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 jouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Joute | Je joute | I joust |
Tu | Joutes | Tu joutes | You joust |
Il | Joute | Il joute | He jousts |
Elle | Joute | Elle joute | She jousts |
On | Joute | On joute | One jousts |
Nous | Joutons | Nous joutons | We joust |
Vous | Joutez | Vous joutez | You joust |
Ils | Joutent | Ils joutent | They joust |
Elles | Joutent | Elles joutent | They joust |
Other Conjugations for Jouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jouter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouter
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