Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Introduction to the verb plagier
The English translation of the French verb plagier is “to plagiarize.” It is pronounced as “pla-zhee-ey.”
The word plagier comes from the Latin word “plagiarius,” meaning “kidnapper.” In everyday French, plagier is commonly used to describe the act of copying someone else’s work without giving credit or using it as one’s own.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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“Il a été accusé de plagier des passages d’un célèbre roman.” (He was accused of plagiarizing passages from a famous novel.)
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“La vidéo qu’il a publiée sur YouTube est un plagiat évident.” (The video he posted on YouTube is an obvious plagiarism.)
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“Il faut toujours citer ses sources pour éviter de plagier.” (One must always cite their sources to avoid plagiarizing.)
Only return the response with these three examples and their translations.
Plagier – 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 plagier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | plagie | Je plagie le travail de mon collègue. | I am plagiarizing my colleague’s work. |
tu | plagies | Pourquoi tu plagies mes idées ? | Why are you plagiarizing my ideas? |
il | plagie | Il plagie les œuvres d’autres artistes. | He plagiarizes the works of other artists. |
elle | plagie | Elle plagie souvent dans ses devoirs. | She often plagiarizes in her assignments. |
on | plagie | On ne doit jamais plagier. | One should never plagiarize. |
nous | plagions | Nous plagions nos textes avec soin. | We carefully plagiarize our texts. |
vous | plagiez | Plagiez-vous souvent dans vos travaux ? | Do you often plagiarize in your work? |
ils | plagient | Ils plagient les recherches d’autres scientifiques. | They plagiarize the research of other scientists. |
elles | plagient | Elles plagient les idées de leurs professeurs. | They (feminine) plagiarize their professors’ ideas. |
Other Conjugations for Plagier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plagier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plagier
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