L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Introduction to the verb cahoter
The English translation of the French verb cahoter is “to jolt” or “to bump along.” It is pronounced as “ka-o-tey” in its infinitive form.
The word cahoter comes from the Old French word “cahaut,” meaning “a knock” or “a bump.” Its most common usage in everyday French is in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is used to give commands or make requests.
Three examples of cahoter in the L’impératif Présent tense, with their English translations, are:
- Cahote un peu moins, s’il te plaît. (Jolt a little less, please.)
- Ne me fait pas cahoter, j’ai mal au dos. (Don’t make me jolt, my back hurts.)
- Cahotons ensemble dans cette charrette ! (Let’s bump along together in this cart!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of cahoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cahote | Ne cahote pas trop. | Don’t bounce too much. |
tu | cahote | Cahote doucement. | Bounce gently. |
il | cahote | Il n’aime pas quand le bus cahote. | He doesn’t like when the bus bounces. |
elle | cahote | Elle cahote sur le vélo. | She bounces on the bike. |
on | cahote | On cahote beaucoup sur cette route. | We bounce a lot on this road. |
nous | cahotons | Cahotons ensemble. | Let’s bounce together. |
vous | cahotez | Ne cahotez pas trop vite. | Don’t bounce too fast. |
ils | cahotent | Ils cahotent à travers les champs. | They bounce through the fields. |
elles | cahotent | Elles cahotent sur la route en voiture. | They bounce on the road in the car. |
Other Conjugations for Cahoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
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Cahoter – 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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