Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Introduction to the verb placoter
The English translation of the French verb placoter is “gossip” or “chat.” The infinitive form is pronounced “plah-koh-teh.”
The word placoter comes from the Old French word “placot,” which means a small coin or a small talk. It is most often used in everyday French as a colloquial verb meaning to chat or gossip with someone, often in a lighthearted or idle manner.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, placoter is conjugated as follows:
Je placote
Tu placotes
Il/Elle placote
Nous placotions
Vous placotiez
Ils/Elles placotent
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Il faut que tu placotes avec ta voisine pour savoir ce qui se passe dans le quartier. (You need to chat with your neighbor to find out what’s going on in the neighborhood.)
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Je crains que mes collègues ne placotent sur mon travail en mon absence. (I fear that my colleagues will gossip about my work in my absence.)
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Il est important que nous ne placotions pas sur les problèmes personnels de nos amis. (It is important that we do not gossip about our friends’ personal problems.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of placoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | placote | Je suis contente que je placote. | I’m glad I chat. |
tu | placotes | Je suis triste que tu placotes. | I’m sad you chat. |
il | placote | Il est possible qu’il placote. | It’s possible he chats. |
elle | placote | Elle veut que j’elle placote. | She wants her to chat. |
on | placote | Il est important qu’on placote. | It’s important we chat. |
nous | placotions | Il est préférable que nous placotions. | It’s preferable we chat. |
vous | placotiez | Il est nécessaire que vous placotiez. | It’s necessary you chat. |
ils | placotent | Il est essentiel qu’ils placotent. | It’s essential they chat. |
elles | placotent | Il est crucial qu’elles placotent. | It’s crucial they chat. |
Other Conjugations for Placoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb placoter
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Placoter – 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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