Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Introduction to the verb tatouer
The English translation of the French verb tatouer is “to tattoo.” It is pronounced “ta-too-ay.”
The language origin of tatouer can be traced back to the Tahitian word “tatu,” which means to mark something. It is most often used in everyday French as a verb to describe the act of permanently marking the skin with ink or other pigments.
Examples:
- Je me suis fait tatouer une rose sur mon bras. (I got a rose tattooed on my arm.)
- Les jeunes adorent se faire tatouer de nos jours. (Young people love getting tattoos nowadays.)
- Elle s’est fait tatouer le nom de son enfant sur son poignet. (She got her child’s name tattooed on her wrist.)
Tatouer – 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 tatouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | tatoue | Je tatoue un dragon sur mon bras. | I am tattooing a dragon on my arm. |
Tu | tatoues | Tu tatoues des fleurs sur ton dos. | You are tattooing flowers on your back. |
Il | tatoue | Il tatoue un mot en français sur sa cheville. | He is tattooing a word in French on his ankle. |
Elle | tatoue | Elle tatoue un symbole sur son poignet. | She is tattooing a symbol on her wrist. |
On | tatoue | On tatoue un animal sur notre épaule. | We are tattooing an animal on our shoulder. |
Nous | tatouons | Nous tatouons nos initiales sur notre doigt. | We are tattooing our initials on our finger. |
Vous | tatouez | Vous tatouez une citation sur votre bras. | You are tattooing a quote on your arm. |
Ils | tatouent | Ils tatouent des motifs différents sur leurs jambes. | They are tattooing different designs on their legs. |
Elles | tatouent | Elles tatouent des images sur leurs dos. | They are tattooing images on their backs. |
Other Conjugations for Tatouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tatouer
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