def conj(word, mood='indicative', tense='present'):
  result = commands.getoutput('french-conjugator --mode="%s" --tense="%s" %s' % (mood, tense, word))
  if result == '-':
    result = commands.getoutput('french-deconjugator '+word)

  result = ' - '.join(result.splitlines())
  phenny.say(result)

#and then...

args = input.group(2).encode('utf-8').split();
conj(phenny, *args)