L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Introduction to the verb chicaner
The English translation of the French verb chicaner is “to quibble” or “to nitpick.” It is pronounced as “shee-kah-nay.”
The word chicaner comes from the French noun “chicane,” meaning “dispute” or “trickery,” and the suffix “-er” used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present tense.
Examples:
- Je déteste quand tu chicanes sur les détails. (I hate when you quibble over details.)
- Arrête de chicaner, ça n’a pas d’importance. (Stop nitpicking, it doesn’t matter.)
- Les enfants aiment souvent chicaner avec leurs frères et soeurs. (Children often like to quibble with their siblings.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of chicaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chicane | Je chicane constamment. | I constantly argue. |
tu | chicanes | Tu chicanes trop. | You argue too much. |
il | chicane | Il chicane souvent. | He argues often. |
elle | chicane | Elle chicane beaucoup. | She argues a lot. |
on | chicane | On chicane pour rien. | We argue for no reason. |
nous | chicanons | Nous chicanons toujours. | We always argue. |
vous | chicanez | Vous chicanez avec vos amis. | You argue with your friends. |
ils | chicanent | Ils chicanent ensemble. | They argue together. |
elles | chicanent | Elles chicanent souvent. | They argue often. |
Other Conjugations for Chicaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner (this article)
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Chicaner – 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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