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Conjugaison of the Verb Promettre (To Promise) Posted by Hichem on Apr 19, 2011
“PROMETTRE” (“To promise”) as in “Tu m’as promis“, in In-Grid‘s song “Tu es foutu” (“You’re done for”)… * * * …but you, mes amis (my friends), are not! Because now you have the full conjugaison of the verb “Promettre” at your disposal 🙂 I  N  D  I  C  A  T  I  F Présent je tu…
Conjugaison du verbe: Choisir (To Choose) Posted by Hichem on Apr 11, 2011
Can you make up a French sentence with the verb *CHOISIR*? Here’s an example: Ce n’est pas toujours facile de *choisir* dans la vie (It’s not always easy to choose in life) * * * “À toi de choisir“, means “It’s up to you to choose“, as in Richard Anthony‘s French interpretation of Bing Crosby’s song…
Conjugaison: Le verbe Construire (To Build) Posted by Hichem on Apr 5, 2011
In the words of the Master of the “Belles-lettres“, Victor Hugo: “Instruire, c’est construire” (“To instruct is to construct”) Jean-Jacques construit (builds, constructs) his house from scratch, pierre après pierre (rock after rock): “C’est un jeu d’enfant (it’s kids stuff); un lego pour adultes (a lego for adults)!” Conjugaison du verbe du 3ème groupe: CONSTRUIRE I…
Conjugaison: Le Verbe Voyager Posted by Hichem on Mar 24, 2011
The nominal form of the verb voyager is voyage—as in the famous chanson “Voyage, voyage“! (By “Desireless”) * * * * Conjugaison du verbe: Voyager I N D I C A T I F Présent je tu il nous vous ils voyage voyages voyage voyageons voyagez voyagent Imparfait je tu il nous vous ils voyageais voyageais…
How to conjugate the French verb pouvoir Posted by Hichem on Mar 17, 2011
When the American President Barack Obama launched his famous optimistic campaign slogan “Yes, we can”, several French newpapers labeled it as the strategic vision based on the good old proverb “vouloir c’est pouvoir“, which can be translated as “to want is to be able to.” Le jeux de mot (the pun) here was intended between…
Conjugaison of le verbe, “Conjuguer” Posted by Hichem on Mar 11, 2011
This week’s conjugaison post is a bit special, so make sure you don’t feel confus (if you are un garçon or un homme) or confuse (if you are une fille or une femme) about what we are conjugating here: It is tout simplement (simply) le verbe CONJUGUER, which is a verbe transitif direct, and belongs to…
DÉGAGE! Le verbe dégager Posted by Hichem on Feb 25, 2011
Le monde arabe se soulève toujours ! (The Arab World still rises up!) “IR’HAL” (إرØــــــــــــــل) is actually the Arabic word for “dégage“, which means “get out” in French, and if you’ve payed attention, it was very often written as such, en français, in the massive demonstrations that still shake this strategic region of the world. After…