#kissesdontcomeforfree

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restive granite
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"boredom" is called ennui in french

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"s'ennuyer" (pronominal verb) means "to be bored" --> "Je m'ennuie" = "I am bored"

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If someone refers to something as "ennuyant" in french, they could mean that this something is boring them.
It is actually the present participle of ennuyer

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So "ennuyant" would be closer to "boring" than "boredom"

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Note that "ennuyant" can also have a meaning of "bothersome".

robust olive
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oh the présent participe, i see

restive granite
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ennuyeux is the adjectif related to ennui

robust olive
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im kinda new i dont now what the présent participe is being used for, so i will have to look this up first but thanks i didnt notice

restive granite
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so you could say:
"It is a boring movie" = "C'est un film ennuyeux"
"The movie was boring" = "Le film était ennuyant"

robust olive
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i only know imperfais, passé composé, simple futur and conditionell

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ohhh

restive granite
robust olive
restive granite
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And the imparfait brings a nuance of a longer action in the past

robust olive
restive granite
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But with current spoken french, the passé simple is barely used, as opposed to passé composé and imparfait

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you'll find it more in written texts

robust olive
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okay, i think i will encounter it at some point for sure

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anyways merci beaucoup

mighty marsh