Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Introduction to the verb ruminer
The English translation of the French verb ruminer is “to ruminate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “roo-mee-nay.”
Ruminer comes from the Latin word “rumen,” meaning “throat” or “gullet.” In French, it is most often used to refer to the act of thinking deeply or dwelling on something for a long time, similar to how a cow chews its cud repeatedly.
Examples:
1) Je passe des heures à ruminer sur mes erreurs passées. (I spend hours ruminating on my past mistakes.)
2) Il ne faut pas ruminer sur le passé, mais plutôt se concentrer sur l’avenir. (We should not ruminate on the past, but rather focus on the future.)
3) Elle a tendance à ruminer ses inquiétudes au lieu de les partager avec ses amis. (She tends to ruminate on her worries instead of sharing them with her friends.)
Ruminer – 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 ruminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | rumine | Je rumine mes problèmes. | I ruminate my problems. |
tu | rumines | Tu rumines trop. | You ruminate too much. |
il | rumine | Il rumine sa décision. | He ruminates his decision. |
elle | rumine | Elle rumine ses regrets. | She ruminates her regrets. |
on | ruminons | On ruminons ensemble. | We ruminate together. |
nous | ruminons | Nous ruminons souvent. | We ruminate often. |
vous | ruminez | Vous ruminez vos choix. | You ruminate your choices. |
ils | ruminent | Ils ruminent leur colère. | They ruminate their anger. |
elles | ruminent | Elles ruminent leurs options. | They ruminate their options. |
Other Conjugations for Ruminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ruminer
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