Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Introduction to the verb kiffer
The English translation of the French verb kiffer is “to like” or “to love”. Its infinitive form is pronounced as “kee-fay”.
The term kiffer comes from the Arabic word “kif”, which means “to feel good” or “to be in a good mood”. It was introduced into French slang in the 1980s and became popularized in the 1990s.
Kiffer is most often used in everyday French to express a strong liking or love for something or someone. It can also be used to describe enjoying an activity or feeling happy.
Here are three examples of its usage with their respective English translations:
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J’adore cette chanson, je kiffe ! (I love this song, I’m in love with it!)
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Tu as vu le nouveau film de Marvel ? Je l’ai tellement kiffé ! (Have you seen the new Marvel movie? I loved it so much!)
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On est allés à la plage aujourd’hui, on a trop kiffé ! (We went to the beach today, we had so much fun!)
Kiffer – 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 kiffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | kiffe | Je kiffe les frites. | I love fries. |
tu | kiffes | Tu kiffes la musique. | You love music. |
il | kiffe | Il kiffe le football. | He loves football. |
elle | kiffe | Elle kiffe les films romantiques. | She loves romantic movies. |
on | kiffe | On kiffe aller au parc. | We love going to the park. |
nous | kiffons | Nous kiffons les vacances à la plage. | We love beach vacations. |
vous | kiffez | Vous kiffez les concerts. | You love concerts. |
ils | kiffent | Ils kiffent jouer aux jeux vidéo. | They love playing video games. |
elles | kiffent | Elles kiffent faire du shopping. | They love shopping. |
Other Conjugations for Kiffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kiffer
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