L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Introduction to the verb gêner
The English translation of the French verb gêner is “to bother” or “to inconvenience.” It is pronounced as “jeh-ner” in the infinitive form.
The word gêner comes from the Latin word “genere,” meaning “to hinder” or “to embarrass.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense to give commands or instructions.
Examples:
- Arrête de gêner tes frères et fais tes devoirs! (Stop bothering your brothers and do your homework!)
- Ne les gênez pas pendant qu’ils travaillent. (Don’t bother them while they’re working.)
- Gêne-moi encore une fois et tu seras puni. (Bother me one more time and you’ll be punished.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of gêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | gêne | Ne me gêne pas. | Don’t bother me. |
tu | gêne | Ne gêne pas tes camarades. | Don’t bother your classmates. |
il | gêne | Il ne gêne personne. | He doesn’t bother anyone. |
elle | gêne | Elle gêne son voisin avec sa musique. | She bothers her neighbor with her music. |
on | gêne | On ne se gêne pas ici. | We don’t bother each other here. |
nous | gênons | Ne nous gênons pas. | Let’s not bother each other. |
vous | gênez | Ne gênez pas les autres. | Don’t bother others. |
ils | gênent | Ils gênent les passants. | They bother the passersby. |
elles | gênent | Elles gênent leurs collègues. | They bother their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Gêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
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Gêner – 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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