Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Introduction to the verb frétiller
The English translation of the French verb frétiller is “to twitch” or “to quiver.” It is pronounced as “freh-tee-yay.”
The origin of the word frétiller comes from the Old French word “fretiler” which means “to tremble” or “to shake.” It is a reflexive verb, meaning it is often used with a reflexive pronoun such as “se,” as in “se frétiller.”
In everyday French, frétiller is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which expresses doubt, desire, or possibility. In this tense, it is often used to express the idea of something that may happen or that one wishes to happen.
- J’espère que tu te frétilleras de joie en apprenant la nouvelle. (I hope you will twitch with joy when you hear the news.)
- Il faut que je me frétille de courage pour affronter cette épreuve. (I need to muster up some courage to face this challenge.)
- Nous cherchons un chien qui se frétille dès qu’il voit des enfants. (We are looking for a dog that twitches when it sees children.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of frétiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | frétille | Je veux que je frétille de joie. | I want to quiver with joy. |
tu | frétilles | Il est nécessaire que tu frétilles. | It’s necessary for you to quiver. |
il | frétille | Il est possible qu’il frétille. | It’s possible he quivers. |
elle | frétille | Elle veut que j’elle frétille. | She wants her to quiver. |
on | frétille | On espère qu’on frétille d’impatience. | We hope to quiver with impatience. |
nous | frétillons | Il faut que nous frétillons comme des fous. | We must quiver like crazy. |
vous | frétilliez | Je préfère que vous frétilliez. | I prefer you to quiver. |
ils | frétillent | Il est important qu’ils frétillent. | It’s important they quiver. |
elles | frétillent | Il est crucial qu’elles frétillent. | It’s crucial they quiver. |
Other Conjugations for Frétiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
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Frétiller – 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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