Conjugate valoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2023-01-26

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The verb valoir (to be worth) is irregular in Le Présent.

Learn how to conjugate VALOIR (to be worth) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

je	vaux
tu	vaux
il / elle / on	vaut
nous	valons
vous	valez
ils / elles	valent

Listen to these examples:

J'en vaux vraiment la peine !I'm really worth it!

Tu vaux mieux que ça !You're better than this!

Ce vase Ming vaut plus que tu ne peux l'imaginer.This Ming vase is worth more than you can imagine.

Nous valons plus que ça !We're worth more than that!

Vous en valez toujours la peine !You're always worth it!

Ces informations valent leur pesant d'or !This information is worth its weight in gold!

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Rien ne vaut son chez-soi.There's no place like home. [lit. nothing's worth (as much as) one's home]