Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Introduction to the verb proverbialiser
The English translation of the French verb proverbialiser is “to make into a proverb.” It is pronounced “pro-vair-bee-a-lee-zay.”
Proverbialiser comes from the French word “proverbe,” which means “proverb.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of turning a saying or phrase into a widely known and used proverb.
Here are three examples of its usage:
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Il a proverbialisé cette phrase en la répétant sans cesse. (He made this phrase into a proverb by repeating it constantly.)
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Les paroles du professeur étaient si sages qu’elles ont été proverbialisées par ses élèves. (The teacher’s words were so wise that they were turned into a proverb by his students.)
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La sagesse populaire a proverbialisé l’adage “Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.” (Popular wisdom has turned the saying “Little by little, the bird makes its nest” into a proverb.)
Proverbialiser – 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 proverbialiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je proverbialise | Je proverbialise souvent des expressions populaires. | I often use popular expressions. |
Tu | Tu proverbialises | Tu ne cesses de proverbialiser sur tout. | You constantly use proverbs about everything. |
Il | Il proverbialise | Il est connu pour ses habitudes de proverbialiser. | He is known for his habits of using proverbs. |
Elle | Elle proverbialise | Elle aime utiliser des phrases proverbiales dans ses discours. | She likes to use proverbial phrases in her speeches. |
On | On proverbialise | On doit parfois savoir quand proverbialiser. | One must sometimes know when to use proverbs. |
Nous | Nous proverbialisons | Nous proverbialisons ensemble régulièrement. | We use proverbs together regularly. |
Vous | Vous proverbialisez | Vous ne pouvez pas vous empêcher de proverbialiser. | You can’t help but use proverbs. |
Ils | Ils proverbialisent | Ils aiment beaucoup proverbialiser sur la vie. | They really like to use proverbs about life. |
Elles | Elles proverbialisent | Elles ont l’habitude de proverbialiser lors des occasions spéciales. | They have the habit of using proverbs during special occasions. |
Other Conjugations for Proverbialiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
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