L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to be busy” or “to make busy.” It is pronounced ah-fay-ray.
The language origin of affairer comes from the Old French word “afer,” meaning “business.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe being occupied with something or making someone else busy.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je m’affaire à terminer ce projet avant la fin de la semaine. (I am busy completing this project before the end of the week.)
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Les parents s’affairent à préparer le repas pour la fête de famille. (The parents are busy preparing the meal for the family gathering.)
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Nous nous affaireons à trouver une solution au problème. (We will be busy finding a solution to the problem.)
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I am busy completing this project before the end of the week.
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The parents are busy preparing the meal for the family gathering.
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We will be busy finding a solution to the problem.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affairer | Je m’affaire au travail. | I work hard. |
tu | affaires | Tu t’affaires à ton projet. | You are busy with your project. |
il | affaire | Il s’affaire dans le jardin. | He is busy in the garden. |
elle | affaire | Elle s’affaire à la cuisine. | She is busy in the kitchen. |
on | affaire | On s’affaire à nettoyer. | We are busy cleaning. |
nous | affairons | Nous nous affairons aux préparatifs. | We are busy with preparations. |
vous | affairez | Vous vous affairez à votre travail. | You are busy with your work. |
ils | affairent | Ils s’affairent dans le quartier. | They are busy in the neighborhood. |
elles | affairent | Elles s’affairent à leur projet. | They are busy with their project. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (this article)
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Affairer – 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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