/plɛzɑ̃te/to jokeB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- no object — No object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
plaisant-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
plaisant-+-ons -ez -ent
plaisant-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
plaisant-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
plaisant-+-e -es -e -ent
plaisanter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
plaisanter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
plaisanter
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
plaisanté
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
plaisanté
Conjugation
| I | je plaisante/ʒə plɛzɑ̃t/I joke | /ʒə plɛzɑ̃t/ | I joke |
| you | tu plaisantes/ty plɛzɑ̃t/you joke | /ty plɛzɑ̃t/ | you joke |
| he/she | il plaisante/il plɛzɑ̃t/he jokes | /il plɛzɑ̃t/ | he jokes |
| we | nous plaisantons/nu plɛzɑ̃tɔ̃/we joke | /nu plɛzɑ̃tɔ̃/ | we joke |
| you | vous plaisantez/vu plɛzɑ̃te/you joke | /vu plɛzɑ̃te/ | you joke |
| they | ils plaisantent/il plɛzɑ̃t/they joke | /il plɛzɑ̃t/ | they joke |
Examples
- /ʒə plɛ.zɑ̃t/
Je plaisante.I'm joking.
- /ʒə nə plɛ.zɑ̃t pa/
Je ne plaisante pas.I'm not joking.
- /ty plɛ.zɑ̃t/
Tu plaisantes ?You're joking?
Set phrases
Je plaisanteI'm joking
la plaisanteriethe joke
Notes
Je plaisanteis "I'm kidding" — the standard save after a remark that lands badly.