Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Introduction to the verb miroiter
The English translation of the French verb miroiter is “to shimmer/to gleam.” It is pronounced “mee-roy-tay.”
The origin of the word miroiter comes from the Old French word “mirer” which means “to see/look at.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe something that is shining or reflecting light, often in a wavy or flickering manner.
Examples:
- La mer miroite sous le soleil. (The sea shimmers under the sun.)
- Elle portait une robe qui miroitait de mille feux. (She was wearing a dress that gleamed in a thousand lights.)
- Les lumières de la ville miroitent dans l’eau de la rivière. (The city lights shimmer in the river water.)
Miroiter – 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 miroiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | miroite | Je miroite. | I shimmer. |
tu | miroites | Tu miroites. | You shimmer. |
il | miroite | Il miroite. | He shimmers. |
elle | miroite | Elle miroite. | She shimmers. |
on | miroite | On miroite. | One shimmers. |
nous | miroitons | Nous miroitons. | We shimmer. |
vous | miroitez | Vous miroitez. | You shimmer. |
ils | miroitent | Ils miroitent. | They shimmer. |
elles | miroitent | Elles miroitent. | They shimmer. |
Other Conjugations for Miroiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miroiter
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