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j'excite

gets excited, gets worked up, excites, turns on

ɛ k . s i t → exciter
ex ex, former partner + cit to quote, to cite, to mention + e je/il present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #19,219
gets excited, gets worked up With a reflexive pronoun (s’exciter), it often means “to get worked up.”
FR: Il s’excite pour un rien.
EN: He gets worked up over nothing.
excites, turns on Can mean sexually arouses, depending on context.
FR: Cette idée l’excite.
EN: This idea excites him.
Conjugation of exciter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First excite —
Second excites —
Third excite —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First excite —
Second excites —
Third excite —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second excite —

Ne t'excite pas tant !

Don't get so excited!

Il m'excite !

He turns me on!

— La Haine (1995)

T'excite pas, la grosse.

Don't get so worked up, fatty.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

T'excite pas trop.

Don't get too excited.

C'est votre esprit qui m'excite.

It's your mind that turns me on.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Elle m'excite vraiment.

She really turns me on.

Ça va, t'excite pas.

Okay, don't get all worked up.

— Victoria (2015)

Ça m'excite !

That turns me on!

— Intouchables (2011)

Excite-toi un peu.

Get a little excited.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Il m'excite quand il porte ces vêtements.

He turns me on when he wears those clothes.

Dis-le, qu'y a que ça, qui t'excite !

Tell him that’s the only thing that turns you on!

— Serie Noire (1979)

Ça l'excite.

It excites him.

Un rien les excite.

The slightest thing gets them excited.

— Mekong Hotel (2012)

Elle s'excite pour rien du tout.

She gets worked up over nothing at all.

Ça m'excite.

It excites me.

Ne t'excite pas.

Don't get too excited.

— Benni (2019)

Il t'excite.

He turns you on.

— Grave (2017)

Ça vous excite de me faire la guerre ?

Does it excite you to wage war on me?

— The Money Maker (2026)

Ça excite ma curiosité.

It excites my curiosity.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Ça ne vous excite pas de les trouver comme ça ?

Doesn't it excite you to find them like that?

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Qu'est-ce qui vous excite ?

What excites you?

C'est ça qui t’excite, non ?

That's what turns you on, isn't it?

— Serie Noire (1979)

Ça m'excite de voir ma mère en action.

It excites me to see my mother in action.

Ne t'excite pas trop.

Don't get too excited.