je persiste

persists, keeps on

→ persister
persist persist + e je/il present, qu’il subjunctive, or tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #32,595
persists, keeps on
FR: Elle persiste malgré les difficultés.
EN: She persists despite the difficulties.
Conjugation of persister
Indicative present
SingularPlural
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Subjunctive present
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Imperative
SingularPlural
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La canicule persiste.

The heatwave continues.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Je vais réussir si je persiste.

I will succeed if I persist.

Il persiste toujours dans ses erreurs.

He still persists in his mistakes.

Alors, pourquoi persiste-t-il dans une telle histoire ?

So why does he persist in such a story?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Et la douleur persiste ?

And the pain is still there?

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

La grâce persiste dans le silence.

Grace persists in silence.

Mais si ce phénomène persiste, nous irons tous très mal d'ici peu.

But if this phenomenon continues, we’ll all be in serious trouble before long.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Elle persiste à dire que son analyse est correcte.

She insists that her analysis is correct.

Je persiste et je signe, monsieur le juge.

I stand by what I said, Your Honor.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Il persiste dans son opinion.

He persists in his opinion.

Elle persiste à dire qu'elle a raison.

She insists that she is right.