Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Introduction to the verb macquer
The English translation of the French verb macquer is “to mark” or “to brand.” It is pronounced as “mah-keh.”
Macquer is derived from the Latin word “mattare,” meaning “to mark with a hammer.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of marking or branding something, either physically or figuratively.
Examples of its usage include:
- Les bétails doivent être macqués pour qu’on puisse les identifier. (The cattle must be marked so that we can identify them.)
- Le temps a macqué son visage d’une beauté indélébile. (Time has marked her face with an indelible beauty.)
- Les esclaves étaient souvent macqués avec le symbole de leur maître. (Slaves were often branded with their master’s symbol.)
Macquer – 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 macquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’accueille | Je m’accueille bienvenue chez moi. | I welcome myself home. |
tu | me macques | Tu me macques tout le temps. | You miss me all the time. |
il | macque | Il macque de patience. | He lacks patience. |
elle | macque | Elle macque de confiance en elle. | She lacks self-confidence. |
on | macque | On macque de sommeil cette nuit. | We lack sleep tonight. |
nous | macquons | Nous macquons de bonheur. | We lack happiness. |
vous | macquez | Vous macquez de réflexion. | You lack reflection. |
ils | macquent | Ils macquent de motivation. | They lack motivation. |
elles | macquent | Elles macquent de courage. | They lack courage. |
Other Conjugations for Macquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macquer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
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