French Conversation · Level 58
75 words
French word
jardiner
Pronunciation
IPA/ʒaʁdine/
Meaning
- verbgarden
Example
Elle aime jardiner le dimanche.
She likes to garden on Sundays.
More examples
Le week-end, il aime jardiner pour se détendre.
On weekends, he likes to garden to relax.
Core concept
Hands tending living plants by planting, watering, and pruning in a garden.
Common phrases
jardiner au potager
garden in the vegetable patch
jardiner le week-end
garden on weekends
jardiner sur le balcon
garden on the balcony
Similar words
planter: To put seedlings or seeds into the soil.
arroser: To water plants so they stay hydrated.
entretenir: To care for a garden or plants and keep them in good condition.
tailler: To cut branches or leaves to remove unwanted growth.
Definition in French
S'occuper d'un jardin en réalisant des gestes concrets comme planter, arroser et entretenir les plantes.
Word origin
Jardiner is formed from jardin with the verb ending -er, while jardin comes through Old French from a Germanic term for an enclosed place.
Usage tips
- Jardiner is normally intransitive; specific actions are expressed with verbs such as planter, arroser, or tailler.