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FRENCH VERB

s'en ficher

not to care

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: fichu
  • Present participle: s’en fichant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I not to care
  2. tu you not to care
  3. il, elle, on he/she nots to care
  4. nous we not to care
  5. vous you not to care
  6. ils, elles they not to care

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I notted to care
  2. tu you notted to care
  3. il, elle, on he/she notted to care
  4. nous we notted to care
  5. vous you notted to care
  6. ils, elles they notted to care

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to not to care
  2. tu you used to not to care
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to not to care
  4. nous we used to not to care
  5. vous you used to not to care
  6. ils, elles they used to not to care

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will not to care
  2. tu you will not to care
  3. il, elle, on he/she will not to care
  4. nous we will not to care
  5. vous you will not to care
  6. ils, elles they will not to care

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would not to care
  2. tu you would not to care
  3. il, elle, on he/she would not to care
  4. nous we would not to care
  5. vous you would not to care
  6. ils, elles they would not to care

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I not to care
  2. tu (that) you not to care
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she not to care
  4. nous (that) we not to care
  5. vous (that) you not to care
  6. ils, elles (that) they not to care

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu not to care!
  2. nous not to care! (let’s)
  3. vous not to care! (plural, or formal)

How to use s'en ficher

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je m'en fiche, du moment qu'on mange.

    I don't care, as long as we eat.

  2. Past

    Il s'en est fichu complètement, comme d'habitude.

    He couldn't have cared less, as usual.

  3. Imperfect

    À vingt ans, je m'en fichais de tout.

    At twenty, I didn't care about anything.

  4. Future

    Dans un mois, tu t'en ficheras.

    In a month, you won't care.

  5. Conditional

    Je m'en ficherais si ce n'était pas ma voiture.

    I wouldn't care if it weren't my car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ça m'énerve que tu t'en fiches à ce point.

    It annoys me that you care so little.

  7. Imperative

    Fiche-t'en, ce n'est pas ton problème.

    Don't worry about it, it's not your problem.

Good to know

  • Je m'en fiche is I don't care, in relaxed speech; je m'en fous is the ruder version, je m'en moque the polite one.
  • Se ficher de quelqu'un is to make fun of them : tu te fiches de moi ?

Where you hear s'en ficher

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Advanced Level 3

  • Je m'en fiche, on a toute la vie pour dormir. I don't care, we've got our whole life to sleep.
  • Elle s'en est fichée, elle a dansé jusqu'à trois heures. She didn't care, she danced till three.
  • Tu t'en ficheras demain, quand tu auras dormi. You won't care tomorrow, when you've slept.
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The Party

Advanced Level 3 · Je m'en fiche. On a toute la vie pour dormir.

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