Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Introduction to the verb voltiger
The English translation of the French verb voltiger is “to hover/to flutter/to fly around.” It is pronounced “vohl-tee-zhay.”
Voltiger originates from the French word “volte,” meaning “a turn or leap,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to create verbs in French. In everyday French, voltiger is most often used to describe the movement of an object or person in a light, fluttering manner, similar to the motion of a bird.
Examples:
- Les papillons voltigent autour des fleurs. (The butterflies flutter around the flowers.)
- Les cheveux de la danseuse voltigent au rythme de la musique. (The dancer’s hair flies around to the rhythm of the music.)
- Les feuilles mortes voltigent dans le vent d’automne. (The dead leaves flutter in the autumn wind.)
Voltiger – 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 voltiger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | vole | Je vole vers la fleur. | I fly towards the flower.
tu | voles | Tu voles avec légèreté. | You fly lightly.
il | vole | Il vole au-dessus de la montagne. | He flies above the mountain.
elle | vole | Elle vole avec grâce. | She flies gracefully.
on | vole | On vole vers de nouvelles aventures. | We fly towards new adventures.
nous | volons | Nous volons dans le ciel bleu. | We fly in the blue sky.
vous | volez | Vous volez haut dans le ciel. | You fly high in the sky.
ils | voltigent | Ils voltigent dans les airs. | They flutter in the air.
elles | voltigent | Elles voltigent autour des fleurs. | They flutter around the flowers.
Other Conjugations for Voltiger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb voltiger
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