Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Introduction to the verb titiller
The English translation of the French verb titiller is “to tickle.” It is pronounced “tee-tee-yay.”
The language origin of titiller can be traced back to the Latin word “titillare,” meaning “to tickle.” In everyday French, titiller is most often used to describe the act of lightly tickling someone, or to describe a slight, teasing sensation.
Three simple examples of its usage in French, with their respective English translations, are:
- Il adore titiller ses amis avec des blagues. (He loves to tease his friends with jokes.)
- Le chaton adore quand je le titille sous le menton. (The kitten loves it when I tickle him under the chin.)
- Sa remarque m’a un peu titillé, mais je n’ai pas voulu montrer que ça m’affectait. (His comment kind of tickled me, but I didn’t want to show that it bothered me.)
Titiller – 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 titiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je titille | Je titille mon chat. | I tickle my cat. |
Tu | Tu titilles | Tu titilles ton frère. | You tickle your brother. |
Il | Il titille | Il titille la balle. | He tickles the ball. |
Elle | Elle titille | Elle titille ses amis. | She tickles her friends. |
On | On titille | On titille les enfants. | We tickle the children. |
Nous | Nous titillons | Nous titillons le chien. | We tickle the dog. |
Vous | Vous titillez | Vous titillez votre sœur. | You tickle your sister. |
Ils | Ils titillent | Ils titillent leur chat. | They tickle their cat. |
Elles | Elles titillent | Elles titillent le chaton. | They tickle the kitten. |
Other Conjugations for Titiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb titiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb titiller
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