ils fument

smoke

f y m → fumer
fum to smoke + ent they present / subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #37,137
smoke For people, this usually means to smoke tobacco; the substance can be specified, as in “smoke cannabis.”
FR: Mes voisins fument dehors.
EN: My neighbors smoke outside.
Conjugation of fumer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First fume —
Third fume fument
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First fume —
Third fume fument

Ils ne fument pas.

They don't smoke.

Il est interdit que les enfants fument.

It is forbidden for children to smoke.

Chérie, ils fument de l'herbe.

Darling, they’re smoking weed.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

C'est les machines qui fument ?

Are those the machines that are smoking?

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Adieu les femmes qui fument.

Goodbye to women who smoke.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Des petites femmes qui fument et qui baisent dans la soie.

Little women smoking and making love in silk.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Tom méprise les gens qui fument.

Tom despises people who smoke.

Comme des pompiers, ils fument !

Like firefighters, they smoke!

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Donc les fumeurs viennent ici et ils fument.

So smokers come here and they smoke.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

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