Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Introduction to the verb zézayer
The English translation of the French verb zézayer is “to lisp”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “zey-zey-yay”.
The word zézayer comes from the French word “zèze”, which means “lisping sound”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who has trouble pronouncing the letter “s” and replaces it with a “z” sound.
Examples:
- Mon petit frère zézaye encore, il a du mal à prononcer les mots avec un “s”. (My little brother still lisps, he has difficulty pronouncing words with an “s”.)
- J’ai remarqué que tu as tendance à zézayer quand tu es nerveux. (I noticed that you tend to lisp when you’re nervous.)
- La petite fille zézayait tellement que je n’arrivais pas à comprendre ce qu’elle disait. (The little girl was lisping so much that I couldn’t understand what she was saying.)
Zézayer – 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 zézayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je zézaye | Je zézaye souvent en public. | I lisp often in public. |
Tu | Tu zézayes | Tu zézayes avec les mots difficiles. | You lisp with difficult words. |
Il | Il zézaye | Il zézaye en présence de sa famille. | He lisps in front of his family. |
Elle | Elle zézaye | Elle zézaye quand elle est nerveuse. | She lisp when she’s nervous. |
On | On zézaye | On zézaye lorsqu’on est fatigué. | One lisp when one is tired. |
Nous | Nous zézayons | Nous zézayons avec plaisir. | We lisp with pleasure. |
Vous | Vous zézayez | Vous zézayez en parlant vite. | You lisp when speaking quickly. |
Ils | Ils zézayent | Ils zézayent depuis l’enfance. | They lisp since childhood. |
Elles | Elles zézayent | Elles zézayent quand elles sont timides. | They lisp when they are shy. |
Other Conjugations for Zézayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb zézayer
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