L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Introduction to the verb hébéter
The English translation of the French verb hébéter is “to dumbfound” or “to bewilder.” It is pronounced as “ay-bay-tay.”
The word hébéter comes from the Old French word “abérter,” which means “to make dull or stupid.” It is derived from the Latin word “aberrare,” which means “to wander away” or “to deviate.”
In everyday French, hébéter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of hébéter used in the L’impératif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Arrête de me hébéter avec tes questions ! (Stop dumbfounding me with your questions!)
- Hébète-le avec des énigmes pour le faire réfléchir. (Dumbfound him with riddles to make him think.)
- N’hébète pas tes élèves avec des explications trop compliquées. (Don’t bewilder your students with explanations that are too complicated.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of hébéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | hébète | Ne m’hébète pas avec tes questions. | Don’t confuse me with your questions. |
tu | hébète | Hébète un peu plus vite. | Do it a little faster. |
il | hébète | Il hébète facilement. | He gets confused easily. |
elle | hébète | Elle hébète quand elle est fatiguée. | She gets confused when she’s tired. |
on | hébète | On hébète souvent devant un public. | We often get confused in front of an audience. |
nous | hébétions | Ne nous hébétions pas trop. | Let’s not get too confused. |
vous | hébétez | Hébé |
Other Conjugations for Hébéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
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Hébéter – 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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