Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Introduction to the verb fricoter
The English translation of the French verb fricoter is “to flirt/fool around.” The infinitive form is pronounced “free-ko-tay.”
The word fricoter comes from the Old French word “fricasser,” meaning “to fry.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or potential action.
Examples:
- Il faut que tu fricotes avec elle. (You should flirt with her.)
- Je doute qu’il fricote avec d’autres filles. (I doubt he is fooling around with other girls.)
- Il est important que nous ne fricotions pas pendant les heures de travail. (It is important that we don’t flirt around during work hours.)
English translations:
- You should flirt with her.
- I doubt he is fooling around with other girls.
- It is important that we don’t flirt around during work hours.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of fricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fricote | Je doute que je fricote. | I doubt I am fricotting. |
tu | fricotes | Il est improbable que tu fricotes. | It’s unlikely you are fricotting. |
il | fricote | Il est possible qu’il fricote. | It’s possible he is fricotting. |
elle | fricote | Elle veut que j’elle fricote. | She wants her to fricote. |
on | fricote | Il est important qu’on fricote. | It’s important we fricote. |
nous | fricotions | Il est préférable que nous fricotions. | It’s preferable we fricote. |
vous | fricotiez | Il est nécessaire que vous fricotiez. | It’s necessary you fricote. |
ils | fricotent | Il est essentiel qu’ils fricotent. | It’s essential they fricote. |
elles | fricotent | Il est crucial qu’elles fricotent. | It’s crucial they fricote. |
Other Conjugations for Fricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fricoter
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Fricoter – 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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