02.15.2017 - By Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc
kiffer grave - French expression
What does the French expression 'kiffer grave' mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO
Kiffer grave - to have a serious crush on
One of our listeners was asking how to say 'to have a crush on'. There are many ways of saying this in everyday French. One that I hear a lot these days, is 'kiffer grave'. It means 'to really like/love someone or something', and 'to have a serious crush on'. KIFFER is a regular -ER verb. It's conjugated like AIMER is.
Other ways of saying 'to have a crush on' are: être amoureux/euse de, kiffer/grave, être fou/folle de, être épris/e de, en pincer pour, être toqué/e de, s’être entiché/e de, être transi, avoir le béguin pour (old), craquer pour, flasher pour/sur, avoir fait une touche avec, avoir pécho
* « Il sort avec elle depuis le début de l'année. Il la kiffe grave. »
* “He's been going out with her since the beginning of the year. He has a serious crush on her.”
Tenses and Modes in French
présent : il la kiffe grave
imparfait : il la kiffait grave
futur : il la kiffera grave
Related: Verlan slang . Kiffer . Verb with the preposition DE . DEPUIS - since or for . AIMER .
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