L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Introduction to the verb badauder
The English translation of the French verb badauder is “to loiter” or “to idle”. It is pronounced as “bah-doh-deh”.
The language origin of badauder is from the Old French word “badaut”, which means “to stroll around”. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Badaude un peu moins et mets-toi au travail ! (Loiter a little less and get to work!)
- Ne badaudez pas dans les rues, c’est dangereux la nuit. (Don’t loiter in the streets, it’s dangerous at night.)
- Arrête de badauder et concentre-toi sur ce que je te dis. (Stop idling and focus on what I’m telling you.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of badauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | badaude | Badaude un peu moins. | Stop loitering around. |
tu | badaude | Badaude sans moi. | Loiter without me. |
il | badaude | Il ne badaude pas. | He doesn’t loiter. |
elle | badaude | Elle badaude avec ses amis. | She loiters with her friends. |
on | badaude | On ne badaude pas ici. | We don’t loiter here. |
nous | badaudons | Badaudons un peu. | Let’s loiter a bit. |
vous | badaudez | Badaudez devant la vitrine. | Loiter in front of the window. |
ils | badaudent | Ils badaudent souvent. | They often loiter. |
elles | badaudent | Elles badaudent ensemble. | They loiter together. |
Other Conjugations for Badauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
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Badauder – 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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