/a.dap.te/
Translation
to adapt, to adjust
Word origin
From Latin adaptare, from ad- ('to') and aptare ('to fit'), from aptus ('fit, suitable').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adaptare
- English cognates
- adapt, apt, aptitude
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | adapte | adaptais | adaptai | adapterai | adapterais |
| tu | adaptes | adaptais | adaptas | adapteras | adapterais |
| il/elle | adapte | adaptait | adapta | adaptera | adapterait |
| nous | adaptons | adaptions | adaptâmes | adapterons | adapterions |
| vous | adaptez | adaptiez | adaptâtes | adapterez | adapteriez |
| ils/elles | adaptent | adaptaient | adaptèrent | adapteront | adapteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | adapte | adaptasse |
| tu | adaptes | adaptasses |
| il/elle | adapte | adaptât |
| nous | adaptions | adaptassions |
| vous | adaptiez | adaptassiez |
| ils/elles | adaptent | adaptassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | adapte |
| nous | adaptons |
| vous | adaptez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- adaptant
- Past participle
- adapté · adaptée · adaptés · adaptées
Examples
.
The programme needs to be adapted to the pupils' needs.
l' .
This novel was adapted for the cinema last year.
' .
She quickly adapted, or got used, to her new school.
is the transitive verb (to adapt something). Its reflexive form, s' (to adapt oneself, to get used to something), is extremely common and shown in the third example; it isn't a separate lemma page, in line with how this site treats other reflexive/transitive pairs.
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