Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Introduction to the verb rôdailler
The English translation of the French verb rôdailler is “to wander aimlessly” or “to roam around.” It is pronounced as “ro-deye-yay.”
Rôdailler is derived from the Old French word “rodailler,” which meant “to ramble” or “to frolic.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is wandering around without a specific destination or purpose.
3 examples of its usage in everyday French are:
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Je me suis réveillé tôt ce matin et j’ai décidé de rôdailler dans la ville avant d’aller travailler. – I woke up early this morning and decided to wander around the city before going to work.
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Les enfants aiment bien rôdailler dans le parc après l’école. – Children like to roam around in the park after school.
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Au lieu de rester à la maison, on pourrait aller rôdailler dans les rues animées du centre-ville. – Instead of staying at home, we could go wandering around the busy streets of downtown.
Rôdailler – 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 rôdailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | rôdaille | Je rôdaille dans la ville. | I am wandering in the city. |
tu | rôdailles | Tu rôdailles souvent. | You wander often. |
il | rôdaille | Il rôdaille dans le parc. | He is roaming in the park. |
elle | rôdaille | Elle rôdaille seule. | She wanders alone. |
on | rôdaille | On rôdaille dans la nuit. | We wander at night. |
nous | rôdaillons | Nous rôdaillons ensemble. | We wander together. |
vous | rôdaillez | Vous rôdaillez dans les rues. | You wander in the streets. |
ils | rôdaillent | Ils rôdaillent près du lac. | They wander near the lake. |
elles | rôdaillent | Elles rôdaillent toute la journée. | They wander all day long. |
Other Conjugations for Rôdailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rôdailler
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