Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Introduction to the verb tournebouler
The English translation of the French verb tournebouler is “to confuse” or “to bewilder.” It is pronounced as “toor-nuh-boo-lay” in its infinitive form.
Tournebouler comes from the French word “tournant,” meaning “turning” or “spinning,” and “boule,” meaning “ball.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe a feeling of being disoriented or confused by something.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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La nouvelle politique du gouvernement a totalement tourneboulé les citoyens. (The government’s new policy has completely confused the citizens.)
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Je me suis fait tournebouler par toutes ces instructions compliquées. (I got confused by all these complicated instructions.)
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La fin de l’histoire m’a complètement tourneboulé. (The end of the story completely bewildered me.)
Tournebouler – 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 tournebouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | tourneboule | Je tourneboule les cartes. | I jumble the cards. |
tu | tourneboules | Tu tourneboules trop souvent. | You jumble too often. |
il | tourneboule | Il tourneboule les clés dans sa poche. | He jumbles the keys in his pocket. |
elle | tourneboule | Elle tourneboule les idées des autres. | She jumbles other people’s ideas. |
on | tourneboule | On tourneboule les mots en lisant. | We jumble words while reading. |
nous | tourneboulons | Nous tourneboulons dans tous les sens. | We jumble in all directions. |
vous | tourneboulez | Vous tourneboulez les feuilles du livre. | You jumble the pages of the book. |
ils | tourneboulent | Ils tourneboulent l’ordre des choses. | They jumble the order of things. |
elles | tourneboulent | Elles tourneboulent les chaises en jouant. | They jumble the chairs while playing. |
Other Conjugations for Tournebouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournebouler
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