L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Introduction to the verb apostropher
The English translation of the French verb apostropher is “to address” or “to speak to”. It is pronounced “ah-poh-stroh-fay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of apostropher comes from the Latin word “apostrophare”, meaning “to turn away” or “to call upon”. In everyday French, apostropher is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to address someone or to speak to them in a direct and sometimes confrontational manner.
Here are three simple examples of apostropher in the L’infinitif Présent tense and their English translations:
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Tu ne peux pas m’apostropher de cette manière. (You can’t address me like that.)
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Elle a apostrophé le conducteur pour lui demander de ralentir. (She spoke to the driver to ask him to slow down.)
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N’apostrophe pas ton frère, c’est impoli. (Don’t address your brother, it’s rude.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of apostropher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | apostrophe | Je apostrophe mon frère. | I scold my brother. |
tu | apostrophes | Tu apostrophes ton manager. | You scold your manager. |
il | apostrophe | Il apostrophe son ami. | He scolds his friend. |
elle | apostrophe | Elle apostrophe ses enfants. | She scolds her children. |
on | apostrophe | On apostrophe les gens. | We scold people. |
nous | apostrophons | Nous apostrophons nos voisins. | We scold our neighbors. |
vous | apostrophez | Vous apostrophez les serveurs. | You scold the servers. |
ils | apostrophent | Ils apostrophent leurs collègues. | They scold their colleagues. |
elles | apostrophent | Elles apostrophent les étudiants. | They scold the students. |
Other Conjugations for Apostropher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostropher (this article)
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Apostropher – 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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