Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Introduction to the verb périphraser
The English translation of périphraser is “to paraphrase.” It is pronounced “pay-ree-frah-zay.”
Périphraser comes from the French prefix “péri-” meaning “around” and the Greek root “phrasis” meaning “expression.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of expressing something in a different way, using different words or phrases.
Examples:
- Je vais périphraser cette phrase pour la rendre plus claire. (I’m going to paraphrase this sentence to make it clearer.)
- Il a périphrasé ses excuses pour éviter de s’excuser directement. (He paraphrased his apologies to avoid apologizing directly.)
- Les journalistes utilisent souvent la périphrase pour ne pas employer de mots vulgaires. (Journalists often use paraphrasing to avoid using vulgar words.)
Périphraser – 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 périphraser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je périphrase | Je périphrase souvent pour éviter la répétition. | I often paraphrase to avoid repetition. |
Tu | Tu périphrases | Tu périphrases beaucoup, n’est-ce pas ? | You paraphrase a lot, don’t you? |
Il | Il périphrase | Il périphrase toujours ses arguments. | He always paraphrases his arguments. |
Elle | Elle périphrase | Elle ne périphrase pas très bien en français. | She doesn’t paraphrase very well in French. |
On | On périphrase | On périphrase souvent dans les conversations informelles. | People often paraphrase in informal conversations. |
Nous | Nous périphrasons | Nous périphrasons pour rendre notre discours plus clair. | We paraphrase to make our speech clearer. |
Vous | Vous périphrasez | Vous périphrasez pour éviter les erreurs. | You paraphrase to avoid mistakes. |
Ils | Ils périphrasent | Ils périphrasent pour contourner le problème. | They paraphrase to work around the problem. |
Elles | Elles périphrasent | Elles périphrasent souvent pour exprimer leurs idées. | They often paraphrase to express their ideas. |
Other Conjugations for Périphraser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périphraser
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