L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Introduction to the verb affoler
English translation: The English translation of affoler is “to panic” or “to drive crazy.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-foh-lay.”
Language origin: The word affoler comes from the French prefix “a-” which means “to” or “towards” and the word “folie” which means “madness.” Together, they form the verb affoler, meaning “to drive someone towards madness” or “to make someone panic.”
Everyday usage in L’impératif Présent tense: Affoler is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative present tense. This tense is used to give commands or orders.
Examples:
- Affole-toi ! (Pronounced as “ah-foh-le twah”) – Panic! or Drive yourself crazy!
- N’affolons pas nos parents. (Pronounced as “nah-foh-lawn pah noh pah-rehn”) – Let’s not panic our parents.
- Affolez-vous ! (Pronounced as “ah-foh-lay voo”) – Panic! or Drive yourselves crazy!
English translations:
- Affole-toi ! – Panic! or Drive yourself crazy!
- Let’s not panic our parents.
- Panic! or Drive yourselves crazy!
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of affoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affole | N’affole pas le chien. | Don’t scare the dog. |
tu | affole | N’affole pas tes amis. | Don’t panic your friends. |
il | affole | Ne l’affole pas. | Don’t make him panic. |
elle | affole | Ne l’affole pas. | Don’t make her panic. |
on | affole | N’affole pas tout le monde. | Don’t make everyone panic. |
nous | affolons | Affolons la foule avec nos chants. | Let’s stir up the crowd with our songs. |
vous | affolez | Ne les affolez pas avec vos cris. | Don’t frighten them with your screams. |
ils | affolent | N’affolent pas les enfants. | Don’t scare the children. |
elles | affolent | Affolent les oiseaux. | They are scaring the birds. |
Other Conjugations for Affoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
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Affoler – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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