Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Introduction to the verb téter
The English translation of the French verb téter is “to suckle.” It is pronounced as “teh-tay.”
Téter comes from the Latin word “tittare” which means “to suckle.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of an infant or animal nursing from a mother’s breast.
Examples:
- Le bébé tète sa mère pour se nourrir. (The baby suckles his mother to eat.)
- Le chaton tète sa mère pour du lait. (The kitten suckles his mother for milk.)
- La vache tète son veau pour le nourrir. (The cow suckles her calf to feed him.)
Téter – 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 téter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je tète | Je tète mon pouce. | I suck my thumb. |
tu | tu tètes | Tu tètes ton biberon. | You suck your bottle. |
il | il tète | Il tète le lait de sa mère. | He suckles his mother’s milk. |
elle | elle tète | Elle tète son nourrisson. | She breastfeeds her baby. |
on | on tète | On tète du lait maternel. | We suckle on breast milk. |
nous | nous tètons | Nous nous tètons mutuellement. | We suckle each other. |
vous | vous tètez | Vous tètez votre bébé. | You breastfeed your baby. |
ils | ils tètent | Ils tètent du lait de vache. | They suckle cow’s milk. |
elles | elles tètent | Elles tètent leur mère. | They suckle their mother. |
Other Conjugations for Téter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb téter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb téter
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