/adɔʁe/
#364 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
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' cuisiner week-end.
I love cooking for my friends at the weekend.
.
The children love playing in the garden.
.
She adored old black-and-white films.
promener montagne .
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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