Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Introduction to the verb mandriner
The English translation of the French verb mandriner is “to fool” or “to deceive”. It is pronounced as “mah(n)-dree-neh”.
Mandriner is derived from the word “mandrin”, which refers to a type of iron tool used for punching or shaping metal. In everyday French, it is commonly used in a figurative sense to mean trickery or deceit in a sly or cunning manner.
Examples:
- Il essaie de me mandriner en faisant semblant d’être malade. (He’s trying to fool me by pretending to be sick.)
- Elle a été mandrinée par ses collègues qui lui ont donné de fausses informations. (She was deceived by her colleagues who gave her false information.)
- Ne te laisse pas mandriner par ses belles paroles, il ne dit que des mensonges. (Don’t let yourself be fooled by his sweet words, he only speaks lies.)
Mandriner – 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 mandriner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | mandrine | Je mandrine tous les jours. | I mandrine every day. |
tu | mandrines | Tu mandrines bien. | You mandrine well. |
il/elle | mandrine | Il/Elle mandrine avec précision. | He/She mandrines accurately. |
on | mandrine | On mandrine pour s’amuser. | One mandrines for fun. |
nous | mandrinons | Nous mandrinons ensemble. | We mandrine together. |
vous | mandrinez | Vous mandrinez souvent? | Do you mandrine often? |
ils/elles | mandrinent | Ils/Elles mandrinent en équipe. | They mandrine as a team. |
Other Conjugations for Mandriner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mandriner
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