Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Introduction to the verb positiver
The English translation of the French verb positiver is “to be positive” or “to stay positive.” It is pronounced as “po-zee-tee-vay.”
The verb positiver is derived from the Latin word “positivus,” meaning “certain, definite.” It is most often used in everyday French to express a positive attitude or mindset.
Examples of its usage include:
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J’ai décidé de positiver et de voir le bon côté des choses. (I have decided to stay positive and see the good side of things.)
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Il est important de positiver pour surmonter les obstacles. (It is important to be positive to overcome obstacles.)
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Nous devons tous apprendre à positiver, même dans les moments difficiles. (We all need to learn to be positive, even in difficult times.)
Positiver – 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 positiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Positive | Je positive chaque jour. | I am positive every day. |
Tu | Positive | Tu positives beaucoup. | You are very positive. |
Il | Positive | Il positive pour le futur. | He is positive for the future. |
Elle | Positive | Elle positive malgré tout. | She is positive despite everything. |
On | Positive | On positive en permanence. | We are positive all the time. |
Nous | Positivons | Nous positivons ensemble. | We are positive together. |
Vous | Positivez | Vous positivez chaque situation. | You are positive in every situation. |
Ils | Positivent | Ils positivent pour les autres. | They are positive for others. |
Elles | Positivent | Elles positivent sans cesse. | They are constantly positive. |
Other Conjugations for Positiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb positiver (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb positiver
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