French Conversation · Level 92
60 words
French word
conjuguer
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃ʒyge/
Meaning
- verbconjugate
Example
Peux-tu conjuguer ce verbe au présent ?
Can you conjugate this verb in the present tense?
More examples
Tu dois conjuguer ce verbe au passé composé.
You have to conjugate this verb in the compound past.
Core concept
A single verb taking different forms as its subject, tense, or mood changes.
Common phrases
conjuguer un verbe
conjugate a verb
conjuguer au passé composé
conjugate in the compound past
Similar words
accorder: Adjust a word's form so it agrees with the subject.
Definition in French
Mettre un verbe d'accord avec son sujet en modifiant sa forme selon la personne, le temps ou le mode.
Word origin
French conjuguer comes through Old French conjugier from Latin coniugare, which combines com- for together and iugare for join, linking a verb's form with its subject.
Usage tips
- French uses conjuguer with a direct object, as in conjuguer un verbe, and often adds au before a tense or mood, as in au présent.
Other meanings
- combineverb
Opposites
- dissocierseparateverb
Related words
- conjugaisonconjugationnoun
- conjuguéconjugatedadjective