L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Introduction to the verb cligner
The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink.” It is pronounced “klee-nyay” in its infinitive form.
The word cligner has its roots in the Latin word “clinare” meaning “to lean” or “to bend.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of closing and opening one’s eyes quickly.
Examples:
- Je n’aime pas quand tu clignes des yeux tout le temps. (I don’t like it when you blink all the time.)
- Les lumières clignotaient dans la nuit. (The lights were blinking in the night.)
- Ne cligne pas des yeux, tu pourrais manquer quelque chose d’important. (Don’t blink, you might miss something important.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cligne | Je cligne des yeux. | I blink my eyes. |
tu | clignes | Tu clignes souvent. | You often blink. |
il | cligne | Il cligne en silence. | He blinks silently. |
elle | cligne | Elle cligne de l’oeil. | She winks. |
on | cligne | On cligne rapidement. | We blink quickly. |
nous | clignons | Nous clignons des cils. | We blink our eyelashes. |
vous | clignez | Vous clignez les yeux. | You blink your eyes. |
ils | clignent | Ils clignent des paupières. | They blink their eyelids. |
elles | clignent | Elles clignent de manière étrange. | They blink strangely. |
Other Conjugations for Cligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner (this article)
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Cligner – 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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