L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Introduction to the verb accointer
The English translation of the French verb accointer is “to acquaint.” It is pronounced as “ah-kwahn-tey.”
The word accointer comes from the Old French word “acointier” which means “to make acquaintances.” It is derived from the Latin word “accognitare” which means “to get to know.”
In everyday French, the verb accointer is commonly used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of introducing or getting to know someone.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je veux accointer mon nouveau collègue. (I want to introduce my new colleague.)
- Elle va accointer ses amis avec lesquels elle a voyagé. (She is going to introduce her friends whom she traveled with.)
- Nous devons accointer nos enfants pour qu’ils se fassent des amis à l’école. (We need to acquaint our children so they can make friends at school.)
English translations:
- I want to introduce my new colleague.
- She is going to introduce her friends whom she traveled with.
- We need to acquaint our children so they can make friends at school.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of accointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accointe | Je m’accointe souvent avec mes amis. | I often hang out with my friends. |
tu | accointes | Tu t’accointes avec des inconnus. | You get acquainted with strangers. |
il | accointe | Il s’accointe avec sa nouvelle équipe. | He gets acquainted with his new team. |
elle | accointe | Elle s’accointe avec ses voisins. | She gets acquainted with her neighbors. |
on | accointe | On s’accointe lors des soirées. | We get acquainted at parties. |
nous | accointons | Nous nous accointons souvent avec des collègues. | We often get acquainted with colleagues. |
vous | accointez | Vous vous accointez avec des personnes intéressantes. | You get acquainted with interesting people. |
ils | accointent | Ils s’accointent lors de leurs voyages. | They get acquainted during their trips. |
elles | accointent | Elles s’accointent à travers leurs activités communes. | They get acquainted through their common activities. |
Other Conjugations for Accointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer (this article)
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Accointer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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