Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Introduction to the verb papillonner
The English translation of the French verb papillonner is “to flutter.” It is pronounced as “pah-pee-yoh-nay.”
Papillonner comes from the French word papillon, meaning “butterfly.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the movement of something that flutters or hovers, similar to the flight of a butterfly.
Here are three simple examples of papillonner in use:
- Les papillons papillonnent autour des fleurs. (The butterflies flutter around the flowers.)
- Elle a papillonné des yeux lorsqu’elle a vu son cadeau. (She fluttered her eyes when she saw her gift.)
- Tu devrais arrêter de papillonner et te concentrer sur ton travail. (You should stop fluttering and focus on your work.)
Papillonner – 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 papillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | papillonne | Je papillonne dans le jardin. | I flutter around in the garden. |
tu | papillonnes | Tu papillonnes avec grâce. | You flutter gracefully. |
il | papillonne | Il papillonne autour des fleurs. | He flutters around the flowers. |
elle | papillonne | Elle papillonne en écoutant de la musique. | She flutters while listening to music. |
on | papillonne | On papillonne souvent en été. | We often flutter in the summer. |
nous | papillonnons | Nous papillonnons dans les montagnes. | We flutter in the mountains. |
vous | papillonnez | Vous papillonnez au parc. | You flutter in the park. |
ils | papillonnent | Ils papillonnent joyeusement. | They flutter happily. |
elles | papillonnent | Elles papillonnent autour des papillons. | They flutter around the butterflies. |
Other Conjugations for Papillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papillonner
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