Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Introduction to the verb margauder
The English translation of the French verb margauder is “to skimp” or “to be stingy.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “mar-go-deh.”
Margauder comes from the Old French word “marcoter,” meaning “to eat sparingly” or “to beg for food.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe someone who is cheap or frugal with their money.
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Il aime margauder sur les dépenses inutiles. (He likes to skimp on unnecessary expenses.)
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Elle est connue pour margauder sur les pourboires. (She is known for being stingy with tips.)
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Arrête de margauder sur les cadeaux, c’est Noël ! (Stop being stingy with gifts, it’s Christmas!)
Margauder – 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 margauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Margaude | Je margaude toute la journée. | I daydream all day.
Tu | Margaudes | Tu margaudes en classe. | You daydream in class.
Il | Margaude | Il margaude souvent en regardant par la fenêtre. | He daydreams often while looking out the window.
Elle | Margaude | Elle margaude en écoutant de la musique. | She daydreams while listening to music.
On | Margaude | On margaude sur la plage. | We daydream on the beach.
Nous | Margaude | Nous margaude tous les deux. | We both daydream.
Vous | Margaudez | Vous margaudez en travaillant. | You daydream while working.
Ils | Margaudent| Ils margaudent pendant la réunion. | They daydream during the meeting.
Elles | Margaudent| Elles margaudent en se promenant. | They daydream while walking.
Other Conjugations for Margauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margauder (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margauder
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