ils plaisantent

joke

→ plaisanter
plaisant to joke, to kid + ent they present indicative/subjunctive
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #39,971
joke
FR: Mes amis plaisantent souvent.
EN: My friends often joke.
Conjugation of plaisanter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First plaisante
Second plaisantez
Third plaisante plaisantent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First plaisante
Third plaisante plaisantent

Elles plaisantent.

They are joking.

J'espère qu'ils plaisantent.

I hope they’re joking.

Ils plaisantent.

They're joking.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Et ces gars-là ne plaisantent pas.

And those guys aren't messing around.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Ils ne plaisantent pas.

They’re not joking.