Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Introduction to the verb tatillonner
The English translation of the French verb tatillonner is “to fuss/to nitpick”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ta-tee-yo-nay”.
Tatillonner is derived from the French word “tatillon” which means “fussy/nitpicky”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is excessively concerned with small details or who is overly critical.
Examples:
- Arrête de tatillonner sur les détails, l’important c’est le résultat. (Stop fussing over the details, the important thing is the end result.)
- Ma mère est très tatillonne, elle ne peut pas s’empêcher de tout vérifier deux fois. (My mother is very nitpicky, she can’t help but double-check everything.)
- Le chef est toujours en train de tatillonner sur nos rapports, il veut que tout soit parfait. (The boss is always nitpicking our reports, he wants everything to be perfect.)
Tatillonner – 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 tatillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je tatillonne | Je tatillonne sur tous les petits détails. | I fuss over all the small details. |
Tu | Tu tatillonnes | Tu tatillonnes encore sur ce sujet ? | Are you still fussing over this subject? |
Il | Il tatillonne | Il tatillonne pour rien. | He’s fussing over nothing. |
Elle | Elle tatillonne | Elle tatillonne depuis des heures. | She’s been fussing for hours. |
On | On tatillonne | On tatillonne souvent sur les détails. | We often fuss over the details. |
Nous | Nous tatillonnons | Nous tatillonnons tous les deux. | We both fuss over it. |
Vous | Vous tatillonnez | Vous tatillonnez sur tout. | You fuss over everything. |
Ils | Ils tatillonnent | Ils tatillonnent pour rien. | They fuss over nothing. |
Elles | Elles tatillonnent | Elles tatillonnent sur toutes les petites choses. | They fuss over all the little things. |
Other Conjugations for Tatillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatillonner
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