L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Introduction to the verb cancaner
The English translation of the French verb cancaner is “to gossip” or “to chat.” It is pronounced as “kahn-kah-nay.” The infinitive form is “cancaner.”
The word cancaner originated from the French word “cancan,” which refers to the sound of chattering or gossiping. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense of the infinitive form.
Examples:
- Je n’aime pas quand les gens cancanent sur les autres. (I don’t like it when people gossip about others.)
- Arrêtez de cancaner et concentrons-nous sur le travail. (Stop gossiping and let’s focus on work.)
- Les femmes du village aiment bien se retrouver pour cancaner ensemble. (The women in the village like to get together and gossip.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cancaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cancane | Je cancane souvent. | I gossip often. |
tu | cancane | Tu cancane tout le temps. | You gossip all the time. |
il | cancane | Il cancane avec ses amis. | He gossips with his friends. |
elle | cancane | Elle cancane sur les autres. | She gossips about others. |
on | cancane | On cancane pour passer le temps. | We gossip to pass the time. |
nous | cancanons | Nous cancanons en riant. | We gossip while laughing. |
vous | cancaner | Vous pouvez cancaner si vous voulez. | You can gossip if you want. |
ils | cancanent | Ils cancanent sur tout le monde. | They gossip about everyone. |
elles | cancanent | Elles cancanent tout le temps. | They gossip all the time. |
Other Conjugations for Cancaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner (this article)
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Cancaner – 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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