Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Introduction to the verb répugner
The English translation of the French verb répugner is “to revolt, to disgust, to repel”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “re-pyug-né”.
The language origin of répugner can be traced back to the Latin word “repugnare” meaning “to resist or oppose”. It is most often used in everyday French to express a strong feeling of disgust or aversion towards something or someone.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
- Il répugne à l’idée de manger de la viande crue. (He is repulsed by the idea of eating raw meat.)
- L’odeur de cette poubelle me répugne. (The smell of this garbage can disgusts me.)
- Elle a toujours répugné à faire du mal à qui que ce soit. (She has always been averse to causing harm to anyone.)
Répugner – 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 répugner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | répugne | Je répugne à y aller. | I am reluctant to go there. |
tu | répugnes | Tu répugnes à cette idée. | You are repulsed by this idea. |
il | répugne | Il répugne à faire cela. | He is averse to doing that. |
elle | répugne | Elle répugne à la violence. | She is repulsed by violence. |
on | répugne | On répugne à accepter cela. | We are reluctant to accept that. |
nous | répugnons | Nous répugnons à tricher. | We are averse to cheating. |
vous | répugnez | Vous répugnez à cette nourriture. | You are repulsed by this food. |
ils | répugnent | Ils répugnent à travailler ensemble. | They are reluctant to work together. |
elles | répugnent | Elles répugnent à cette personne. | They are repulsed by this person. |
Other Conjugations for Répugner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb répugner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb répugner
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