Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Introduction to the verb festoyer
The English translation of the French verb festoyer is “to feast” or “to celebrate.” It is pronounced as “feh-stwah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word festoyer comes from the Old French word “festoier” which means “to celebrate, to dine, or to feast.” It is derived from the Latin word “festum” meaning “festival” or “celebration.”
In everyday French conversation, festoyer is often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a desire or wish for a celebration or feast to happen. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense and their English translations:
- Que nous festoyions ensemble ce weekend ! (May we feast together this weekend!)
- Je souhaite que vous festoyiez avec nous ce soir. (I wish for you to feast with us tonight.)
- Il est important que nous festoyions chaque occasion spéciale. (It is important for us to celebrate every special occasion.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of festoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | festoie | Je doute que je festoie. | I doubt I feast. |
tu | festoies | Je crains que tu festoies. | I fear you feast. |
il | festoie | Il est possible qu’il festoie. | It’s possible he feasts. |
elle | festoie | Elle veut que j’elle festoie. | She wants her to feast. |
on | festoie | Si on festoie, on danse aussi. | If we feast, we dance too. |
nous | fêtons | Il est préférable que nous fêtons. | It’s preferable we feast. |
vous | fêtiez | Il est nécessaire que vous fêtiez. | It’s necessary you feast. |
ils | festoient | Il est essentiel qu’ils festoient. | It’s essential they feast. |
elles | festoient | Il est crucial qu’elles festoient. | It’s crucial they feast. |
Other Conjugations for Festoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb festoyer
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Festoyer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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