L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Introduction to the verb accoter
The English translation of the French verb accoter is “to lean on” or “to prop up.” The infinitive form of accoter is pronounced “ah-koh-tay.”
Accoter comes from the Old French word “acouter,” meaning “to prop up or support.” It ultimately derives from the Latin verb “accubitare,” which means “to lie down by.” In everyday French, accoter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense form of the infinitive.
Here are three simple examples of accoter in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Je vais accoter ma chaise contre le mur. (I am going to lean my chair against the wall.)
- Nous devons accoter notre vélo sur le mur pour qu’il ne tombe pas. (We need to prop our bike against the wall so it doesn’t fall.)
- Tu peux t’accoter sur moi si tu es fatigué. (You can lean on me if you are tired.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of accoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accote | Je m’accote sur le mur. | I lean on the wall. |
tu | accotes | Tu t’accotes au comptoir. | You lean on the counter. |
il | accote | Il s’accote sur le garde-corps. | He leans on the railing. |
elle | accote | Elle s’accote sur la rampe. | She leans on the railing. |
on | accote | On s’accote sur le bar. | We lean on the bar. |
nous | accotons | Nous nous accotons sur le banc. | We lean on the bench. |
vous | accotez | Vous vous accotez sur la table. | You lean on the table. |
ils | accotent | Ils s’accotent contre la clôture. | They lean on the fence. |
elles | accotent | Elles s’accotent au mur. | They lean on the wall. |
Other Conjugations for Accoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoter (this article)
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Accoter – 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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