Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Introduction to the verb margotter
The English translation of the French verb margotter is “to nibble” or “to pick at”. It is pronounced “mar-got-ay”.
The word margotter comes from the Old French term “margot” which means “young girl”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of picking or nibbling at food, often in a playful or teasing manner.
Examples:
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“Arrête de margotter tes légumes, mange-les!” – “Stop picking at your vegetables, eat them!”
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“Elle aime bien margotter les bonbons avant de les manger.” – “She likes to nibble on candies before eating them.”
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“Les enfants ont margotté toutes les olives avant le dîner.” – “The children picked at all the olives before dinner.”
Margotter – 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 margotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je margotte | Je margotte dans le jardin. | I scuffle in the garden. |
Tu | tu margottes | Tu margottes avec ta sœur. | You scuffle with your sister. |
Il | il margotte | Il margotte en classe. | He scuffles in class. |
Elle | elle margotte | Elle margotte avec son chien. | She scuffles with her dog. |
On | on margotte | On margotte souvent en vacances. | We often scuffle on vacation. |
Nous | nous margottons | Nous margottons au parc. | We scuffle in the park. |
Vous | vous margottez | Vous margottez avec vos amis. | You scuffle with your friends. |
Ils | ils margottent | Ils margottent dans la rue. | They scuffle in the street. |
Elles | elles margottent | Elles margottent en classe. | They scuffle in class. |
Other Conjugations for Margotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margotter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
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