Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Introduction to the verb pleurnicher
The English translation of the French verb pleurnicher is “to whine” or “to complain”. It is pronounced “pluhr-nee-shay”.
The language origin of pleurnicher comes from the combination of the French words “pleurer” meaning “to cry” and “nicher” meaning “to nestle or snuggle”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is complaining or whining in a manner that is exaggerated or annoying.
Example 1: “Arrête de pleurnicher, tu n’as pas besoin de tout ça !” (Stop whining, you don’t need all of that!)
Example 2: “Elle passe son temps à pleurnicher sur sa vie difficile.” (She spends her time whining about her difficult life.)
Example 3: “Il se met à pleurnicher dès qu’il n’obtient pas ce qu’il veut.” (He starts whining as soon as he doesn’t get what he wants.)
Pleurnicher – 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 pleurnicher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | pleurniche | Je pleurniche souvent. | I often whine.
tu | pleurniches | Tu pleurniches toujours. | You always whine.
il | pleurniche | Il pleurniche trop. | He whines too much.
elle | pleurniche | Elle pleurniche encore. | She still whines.
on | pleurniche | On pleurniche beaucoup. | We/They/People whine a lot.
nous | pleurnichons| Nous pleurnichons souvent.| We often whine.
vous | pleurnichez | Vous pleurnichez ensemble.| You all whine together.
ils | pleurnichent| Ils pleurnichent toujours.| They always whine.
elles | pleurnichent| Elles pleurnichent souvent.| They (fem.) often whine.
Other Conjugations for Pleurnicher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleurnicher
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