Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Introduction to the verb materner
The English translation of the French verb materner is “to mother” or “to nurture.” It is pronounced as “ma-ter-nay.”
The word “materner” comes from the French word “maternité” which means motherhood. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the actions of a mother towards her child, or in a broader sense, the act of caring and nurturing someone.
Examples:
- Je passe beaucoup de temps à materner mes enfants. (I spend a lot of time mothering my children.)
- Il a besoin de se sentir materné par sa femme. (He needs to feel nurtured by his wife.)
- Les infirmières maternent les bébés prématurés dans la couveuse. (Nurses nurture premature babies in the incubator.)
Materner – 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 materner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | maternelle | Je maternelle mon enfant. | I mother my child. |
Tu | maternelles | Tu maternelles ta fille. | You mother your daughter. |
Il | maternelle | Il maternelle son petit-fils. | He mothers his grandson. |
Elle | maternelle | Elle maternelle sa nièce. | She mothers her niece. |
On | maternelle | On maternelle les enfants du quartier. | We mother the children in the neighborhood. |
Nous | maternellons | Nous maternellons nos petits-enfants. | We mother our grandchildren. |
Vous | mater |
Other Conjugations for Materner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb materner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
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