/a.sa.si.ne/
Translation
to murder, to assassinate
Word origin
From Italian assassino, from Medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic hashishiyyin, a name applied to the Nizari sect of the crusader period. The verb was formed in French on the noun assassin.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- hashishiyyin
- English cognates
- assassin, assassinate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | assassine | assassinais | assassinai | assassinerai | assassinerais |
| tu | assassines | assassinais | assassinas | assassineras | assassinerais |
| il/elle | assassine | assassinait | assassina | assassinera | assassinerait |
| nous | assassinons | assassinions | assassinâmes | assassinerons | assassinerions |
| vous | assassinez | assassiniez | assassinâtes | assassinerez | assassineriez |
| ils/elles | assassinent | assassinaient | assassinèrent | assassineront | assassineraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | assassine | assassinasse |
| tu | assassines | assassinasses |
| il/elle | assassine | assassinât |
| nous | assassinions | assassinassions |
| vous | assassiniez | assassinassiez |
| ils/elles | assassinent | assassinassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | assassine |
| nous | assassinons |
| vous | assassinez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- assassinant
- Past participle
- assassiné · assassinée · assassinés · assassinées
Examples
1963.
The president was assassinated in 1963.
l' ' .
He is accused of having murdered his business partner.
, majordome banquier.
In the novel, the butler murders the banker.
.
Nobody knows who murdered the journalist.
' ' .
The court found that she had murdered nobody.
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