Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Introduction to the verb pajoter
The English translation of the French verb pajoter is “to daydream.” It is pronounced “pa-jo-tay.”
The word “pajoter” comes from the word “pajot,” which is a slang term for a daydreamer or someone who is easily distracted. It is most often used in informal, everyday French and is not commonly found in formal or written language. In the Subjonctif Présent tense, it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il faut que je pajote un peu avant de me mettre au travail. (I need to daydream a bit before starting work.)
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Elle souhaite que sa fille arrête de pajoter pendant les cours. (She wants her daughter to stop daydreaming during class.)
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J’aimerais que tu ne pajotes pas trop et que tu te concentres sur tes études. (I would like you to not daydream too much and focus on your studies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of pajoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | pajote | Je ne pense pas que je pajote. | I don’t think I fidget. |
tu | pajotes | Je veux que tu pajotes. | I want you to fidget. |
il | pajote | Il faut qu’il pajote. | He must fidget. |
elle | pajote | Elle ne veut pas qu’elle pajote. | She doesn’t want to fidget. |
on | pajote | Il est important qu’on pajote. | It’s important we fidget. |
nous | pajotions | Il est préférable que nous pajotions. | It’s preferable we fidget. |
vous | pajotiez | Il est nécessaire que vous pajotiez. | It’s necessary you fidget. |
ils | pajotent | Il est essentiel qu’ils pajotent. | It’s essential they fidget. |
elles | pajotent | Il est crucial qu’elles pajotent. | It’s crucial they fidget. |
Other Conjugations for Pajoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pajoter
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Pajoter – 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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