Translation
to attack, to tackle
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Word origin
From Italian attaccare ('to join, to fasten'), used in attaccare battaglia ('to join battle'). It shares its origin with French attacher ('to attach'), and English attack was borrowed from the same French verb.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- attaccare
- English cognates
- attack, attach
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | attaque | attaquais | attaquai | attaquerai | attaquerais |
| tu | attaques | attaquais | attaquas | attaqueras | attaquerais |
| il/elle | attaque | attaquait | attaqua | attaquera | attaquerait |
| nous | attaquons | attaquions | attaquâmes | attaquerons | attaquerions |
| vous | attaquez | attaquiez | attaquâtes | attaquerez | attaqueriez |
| ils/elles | attaquent | attaquaient | attaquèrent | attaqueront | attaqueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | attaque | attaquasse |
| tu | attaques | attaquasses |
| il/elle | attaque | attaquât |
| nous | attaquions | attaquassions |
| vous | attaquiez | attaquassiez |
| ils/elles | attaquent | attaquassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | attaque |
| nous | attaquons |
| vous | attaquez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- attaquant
- Past participle
- attaqué · attaquée · attaqués · attaquées
Examples
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The dog attacked the postman in front of the door.
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Journalists are attacking the minister over his handling of the crisis.
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We are tackling the file first thing tomorrow morning.
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The army attacked the town at dawn.
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He took on a problem nobody wanted to solve.
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