L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Introduction to the verb en ficher
The English translation of the French verb en ficher is “to not give a damn/to not care”. It is pronounced as “ahn fee-shay”.
The language origin of en ficher can be traced back to the Latin word “figere”, meaning “to fix or attach”. In Old French, it evolved to “fichier”, which meant “to fasten or fix”. Over time, the meaning shifted to “to not care or be bothered”.
In everyday French, en ficher is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express a lack of interest or concern about something.
Examples:
- Je m’en fiche de ce que pensent les autres. (I don’t care what others think.)
- Il s’en fiche complètement de son travail. (He doesn’t give a damn about his job.)
- On s’en fiche des règles ici. (We don’t care about the rules here.)
English translations:
- I don’t care what others think.
- He doesn’t give a damn about his job.
- We don’t care about the rules here.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of en ficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | en fiche | Je en fiche du règlement. | I don’t care about the rules. |
tu | en fiches | Tu en fiches après l’école. | You file after school. |
il | en fiche | Il en fiche tous les documents. | He files all the documents. |
elle | en fiche | Elle en fiche des copies. | She makes copies. |
on | en fiche | On n’en fiche pas. | We don’t give a damn. |
nous | en fichons | Nous en fichons notre travail. | We don’t care about our job. |
vous | en fichez | Vous en fichez pas mal. | You don’t give a damn. |
ils | en fichent | Ils en fichent de l’argent. | They make money. |
elles | en fichent | Elles en fichent des histoires. | They make up stories. |
Other Conjugations for En Ficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher (this article)
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En Ficher – 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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