Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Introduction to the verb galipoter
The English translation of the French verb galipoter is “to fiddle around” or “to mess around.” It is pronounced as “ga-lee-po-tay.”
The word galipoter comes from the French verb “galoper,” meaning “to gallop.” In everyday French, it is used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or a subjective feeling.
Example 1: J’aimerais que tu galipotes un peu moins et que tu te concentres sur tes devoirs. (I would like you to fiddle around less and focus on your homework.)
Example 2: Il faut que nous galipotions un peu pour trouver une solution à ce problème. (We need to mess around a little to find a solution to this problem.)
Example 3: Je doute qu’ils galipotent toute la journée sans rien faire. (I doubt they are fiddling around all day without doing anything.)
English translations:
- I would like you to fiddle around less and focus on your homework.
- We need to mess around a little to find a solution to this problem.
- I doubt they are fiddling around all day without doing anything.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of galipoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | galipote | Il faut que je galipote avec toi. | I must frolic with you. |
tu | galipotes | J’espère que tu galipotes bien. | I hope you frolic well. |
il | galipote | Il est heureux que tu galipote. | He’s happy you frolic. |
elle | galipote | Elle veut que tu galipote. | She wants you to frolic. |
on | galipote | On aimerait que tu galipote. | We would like you to frolic. |
nous | galipotions | J’espère que nous galipotions bien. | I hope we frolic well. |
vous | galipotiez | Il est important que vous galipotiez. | It’s important you frolic. |
ils | galipotent | Ils souhaitent que nous galipotent. | They wish we frolic. |
elles | galipotent | Elles veulent que nous galipotent. | They want us to frolic. |
Other Conjugations for Galipoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galipoter
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Galipoter – 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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