/adɔʁe/
Translation
to adore, to love
Word origin
From Latin adorare ('to worship, to pray to'), from ad ('to') and orare ('to speak, to pray'), from os ('mouth').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adorare
- English cognates
- adore, oral
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | adore | adorais | adorai | adorerai | adorerais |
| tu | adores | adorais | adoras | adoreras | adorerais |
| il/elle | adore | adorait | adora | adorera | adorerait |
| nous | adorons | adorions | adorâmes | adorerons | adorerions |
| vous | adorez | adoriez | adorâtes | adorerez | adoreriez |
| ils/elles | adorent | adoraient | adorèrent | adoreront | adoreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | adore | adorasse |
| tu | adores | adorasses |
| il/elle | adore | adorât |
| nous | adorions | adorassions |
| vous | adoriez | adorassiez |
| ils/elles | adorent | adorassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | adore |
| nous | adorons |
| vous | adorez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- adorant
- Past participle
- adoré · adorée · adorés · adorées
Examples
J' week-end.
I love cooking for my friends at the weekend.
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The children love playing in the garden.
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She adored old black-and-white films.
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My brother loves walking in the mountains on Sundays.
J' , l' .
I loved this novel, I read it in two days.
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