Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Introduction to the verb mériter
The English translation of the French verb mériter is “to deserve.” The infinitive form of mériter is pronounced “may-ree-teh.”
Mériter comes from the Latin word “meritare,” which means “to earn” or “to deserve.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express when someone deserves something, either good or bad.
- Je mérite une promotion après tout mon travail acharné cette année. (I deserve a promotion after all my hard work this year.)
- Les criminels méritent d’être punis pour leurs actions. (Criminals deserve to be punished for their actions.)
- Elle mérite d’être heureuse après toutes les épreuves qu’elle a traversées. (She deserves to be happy after all the hardships she has been through.)
Mériter – 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 mériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | mérite | Je mérite une récompense. | I deserve a reward. |
tu | mérites | Tu mérites d’être félicité. | You deserve to be congratulated. |
il | mérite | Il mérite d’être puni. | He deserves to be punished. |
elle | mérite | Elle mérite une promotion. | She deserves a promotion. |
on | mérite | On mérite tous une pause. | We all deserve a break. |
nous | méritons | Nous méritons du respect. | We deserve respect. |
vous | méritez | Vous méritez un bon repas. | You deserve a good meal. |
ils | méritent | Ils méritent une deuxième chance. | They deserve a second chance. |
elles | méritent | Elles méritent d’être reconnues. | They deserve to be recognized. |
Other Conjugations for Mériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mériter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mériter
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