Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Introduction to the verb taquiner
The English translation of the French verb taquiner is “to tease.” It is pronounced as “tah-keen-ay.”
The word taquiner comes from the French noun “taquine,” which means a “teasing person” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French to describe playfully teasing or poking fun at someone.
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Je vais te taquiner un peu, mais en réalité je t’admire beaucoup. (I’m going to tease you a little, but in reality I admire you a lot.)
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Arrête de me taquiner, tu sais que je suis sensible. (Stop teasing me, you know I’m sensitive.)
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Elle adore taquiner ses amis en leur faisant des blagues. (She loves to tease her friends by playing pranks on them.)
Taquiner – 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 taquiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je taquine | Je taquine mon chien. | I tease my dog. |
Tu | tu taquines | Tu taquines ta sœur. | You tease your sister. |
Il | il taquine | Il taquine son collègue. | He teases his colleague. |
Elle | elle taquine | Elle taquine son ami. | She teases her friend. |
On | on taquine | On taquine toujours pendant les réunions. | We always tease during meetings. |
Nous | nous taquinons | Nous taquinons nos voisins. | We tease our neighbors. |
Vous | vous taquinez | Vous taquinez votre chat. | You tease your cat. |
Ils | ils taquinent | Ils taquinent leur professeur. | They tease their teacher. |
Elles | elles taquinent | Elles taquinent leur frère. | They tease their brother. |
Other Conjugations for Taquiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taquiner
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