Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Introduction to the verb tintinnabuler
The English translation of the French verb tintinnabuler is “to jingle” or “to tinkle.” It is pronounced as “tan-tee-na-bu-lay.”
Tintinnabuler comes from the Latin word “tintinnabulum,” meaning “bell.” It is most often used in every day French to describe the sound of bells or other small objects making a tinkling or jingling noise.
Examples:
- Les cloches tintinnabulent doucement dans la brise. (The bells are tinkling softly in the breeze.)
- Les clés tintinnabulent dans ma poche. (The keys are jingling in my pocket.)
- Les enfants ont suspendu des grelots à leur vélo, qui tintinnabulent quand ils roulent. (The children have attached bells to their bikes, which jingle when they ride.)
Tintinnabuler – 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 tintinnabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | tintinnabule | Je tintinnabule la cloche. | I ring the bell. |
Tu | tintinnabules | Tu tintinnabules avec joie. | You ring with joy. |
Il | tintinnabule | Il tintinnabule tous les soirs. | He rings every night. |
Elle | tintinnabule | Elle tintinnabule pour annoncer l’heure. | She rings to announce the time. |
On | tintinnabule | On tintinnabule pour célébrer. | We ring to celebrate. |
Nous | tintinnabulons | Nous tintinnabulons ensemble. | We ring together. |
Vous | tintinnabulez | Vous tintinnabulez avec grâce. | You ring with grace. |
Ils | tintinnabulent | Ils tintinnabulent en choeur. | They ring in chorus. |
Elles | tintinnabulent | Elles tintinnabulent pour la fête. | They ring for the party. |
Other Conjugations for Tintinnabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tintinnabuler
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