Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Introduction to the verb tabouer
The English translation of the French verb tabouer is “to taboo.” It is pronounced “tah-boo-ay.”
Tabouer originated from the Polynesian word “tabu,” meaning forbidden or sacred. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the sense of something being forbidden or prohibited.
Examples of tabouer in everyday French are:
- Il faut tabouer la consommation de drogues. (We must forbid the consumption of drugs.)
- Ce sujet est souvent tabou dans notre société. (This topic is often taboo in our society.)
- Les enfants apprennent rapidement ce qu’il ne faut pas tabouer à table. (Children quickly learn what should not be taboo at the table.)
Tabouer – 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 tabouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | taboue | Je taboue le sujet. | I taboo the subject. |
tu | taboues | Tu taboues cette pratique. | You taboo this practice. |
il | taboue | Il taboue la discussion. | He tabooes the discussion. |
elle | taboue | Elle taboue le mot. | She tabooes the word. |
on | taboue | On taboue cette coutume. | We taboo this custom. |
nous | tabouons | Nous tabouons la tradition. | We taboo the tradition. |
vous | tabouez | Vous tabouez la croyance. | You taboo the belief. |
ils | tabouent | Ils tabouent le comportement. | They taboo the behavior. |
elles | tabouent | Elles tabouent la pratique. | They taboo the practice. |
Other Conjugations for Tabouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tabouer
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