Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Introduction to the verb potiner
The English translation of the French verb potiner is “to gossip” or “to spread rumors”. It is pronounced as “poh-tee-nay” in its infinitive form.
The verb potiner comes from the French word “potin” which means “gossip” or “rumor”. It is most often used in informal or colloquial speech in everyday French.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, potiner is conjugated as follows: je potine, tu potines, il/elle potine, nous potinions, vous potiniez, ils/elles potinent.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Je ne veux pas que tu potines sur mes amis. (I don’t want you to gossip about my friends.)
- Il faut qu’elle arrête de potiner à propos de ses collègues. (She needs to stop gossiping about her colleagues.)
- Nous cherchons un endroit calme pour pouvoir potiner tranquillement. (We are looking for a quiet place to be able to gossip peacefully.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of potiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | potine | Il faut que je potine. | I must gossip. |
tu | potines | Il est possible que tu potines. | It’s possible you gossip. |
il | potine | Il est important qu’il potine. | It’s important he gossips. |
elle | potine | Elle veut qu’elle potine. | She wants to gossip. |
on | potine | Il est essentiel qu’on potine. | It’s essential we gossip. |
nous | potinions | Il est nécessaire que nous potinions. | It’s necessary we gossip. |
vous | potiniez | Il est préférable que vous potiniez. | It’s preferable you gossip. |
ils | potinent | Il est crucial qu’ils potinent. | It’s crucial they gossip. |
elles | potinent | Il est crucial qu’elles potinent. | It’s crucial they gossip. |
Other Conjugations for Potiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb potiner
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Potiner – 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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