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How to Conjugate the French Verb Pardonner (To Forgive) Posted by Hichem on Sep 7, 2012
There are many ways to say “I am sorry” in French: The quickest way would be “pardon” (“sorry”), “pardonnez-moi” (“forgive me”), or “je suis désolé” (“I am sorry.”) But you can also say “je vous demande pardon” (“I apologize”), “je vous présente mes excuses“, “Je vous prie de m’excuser” (“I beg your pardon”), or in…
How to Conjugate the Verb “to Know” in French Posted by Hichem on Oct 1, 2011
“Je sais que tu sais que je sais (I know that you know that I know), mais le savais-tu avant que je ne le sache ? (But did you know it before I knew it?)” The verb Savoir (To Know), as in the French song “Savoir Aimer” (“To Know How to Love”), by Florent Pagny… > Indicatif: Présent …
French Conjugaison: Savez-vous Nager (Can You Swim)? Posted by Hichem on Jul 18, 2011
If you are lucky enough to have more free time in these journées d’été (Summer days), why not use it to brush up on your French grammar skills? Come to think of it, French conjugaison is not unlike la nage (swimming): It can be refreshing and fun, but one must be skillfull enough pour ne…
Monsieur Balzac Asks: How Well Can You Do French Conjugaison? Posted by Hichem on Jun 9, 2011
Imagine one second that your French teacher asks you by surprise: “Passez au tableau” (“Come to the blackboard”) to write the full conjugaison of the verb “faire” (“to do”)—“Que faire?” (“What to do“?) Whatever you “do”, ne panique pas(don’t panic)! As you will see in the tables listed below, it’s far from being a “UNE…
CROIS-tu pouvoir conjuguer ce verbe? (Do You BELIEVE You Can Conjugate This Verb)? Posted by Hichem on May 29, 2011
Attention! “Crois en moi” and “crois-moi” don’t mean the same thing: The former means “believe in me”, while the latter, a bit less demanding, simply means “believe me”… Now, crois-moi (believe me), la conjugaison of the verb CROIRE is not that complicated! * * * But before putting your conjugaison skills to the test, here are…
Conjugaison: The Verb Comprendre (To Understand) Posted by Hichem on May 4, 2011
“Je vous ai compris” (“I understood you”) is a famous political statement made in l’histoire de France. Its inherent semantic ambiguïté managed to buy some time for its inventor, le Général de Gaulle, in dealing with la guerre d’Algérie (the Algerian War), but somehow didn’t do much good, half a century later, to ex-presidents Ben Ali and Mubarak—A…
French Conjugaison: the Verb Ouvrir (To Open) Posted by Hichem on Apr 25, 2011
What could be better to open up la nouvelle semaine(the new week) than la conjugaison of the verb ouvrir (to open)? * * * The naturally-born funny French comedian actor Fernandel stars as “Ali Baba”, the famous Arabian Nights tale in which he utters the three magic words: “Sésame, ouvre-toi!” (“Open Sesame!”) Here’s “un aperçu“, or a…