/eme/

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Translation

to love, to like

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Word origin

From Latin amare ('to love'). The same root gives the noun amour and English borrowings such as amorous and amateur.

Origin
Latin
Root
amare
English cognates
amateur, amorous

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeaimeaimaisaimaiaimeraiaimerais
tuaimesaimaisaimasaimerasaimerais
il/elleaimeaimaitaimaaimeraaimerait
nousaimonsaimionsaimâmesaimeronsaimerions
vousaimezaimiezaimâtesaimerezaimeriez
ils/ellesaimentaimaientaimèrentaimerontaimeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeaimeaimasse
tuaimesaimasses
il/elleaimeaimât
nousaimionsaimassions
vousaimiezaimassiez
ils/ellesaimentaimassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuaime
nousaimons
vousaimez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
aimant
Past participle
aimé · aimée · aimés · aimées

Examples

.

I really like dark chocolate.

.

We love walking by the sea.

Japon .

She would like to visit Japan one day.

, .

I would have liked to be there for your wedding, but I was working.

.

My parents still love each other just as much after so many years.

.

My grandparents still love each other a lot today.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: aimer, quand, son and 11 more words.