/a.te.ʁiʁ/
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to land, to touch down
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Word origin
Built from à and terre ('ground'), from Latin terra, so literally to come to ground. English 'terrain' and 'terrestrial' share the noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terra
- English cognates
- terrain, terrestrial
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | atterris | atterrissais | atterris | atterrirai | atterrirais |
| tu | atterris | atterrissais | atterris | atterriras | atterrirais |
| il/elle | atterrit | atterrissait | atterrit | atterrira | atterrirait |
| nous | atterrissons | atterrissions | atterrîmes | atterrirons | atterririons |
| vous | atterrissez | atterrissiez | atterrîtes | atterrirez | atterririez |
| ils/elles | atterrissent | atterrissaient | atterrirent | atterriront | atterriraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | atterrisse | atterrisse |
| tu | atterrisses | atterrisses |
| il/elle | atterrisse | atterrît |
| nous | atterrissions | atterrissions |
| vous | atterrissiez | atterrissiez |
| ils/elles | atterrissent | atterrissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | atterris |
| nous | atterrissons |
| vous | atterrissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- atterrissant
- Past participle
- atterri · atterrie · atterris · atterries
Examples
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The plane will land in ten minutes.
Paris .
We are landing in Paris in the rain.
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The planes here always land very smoothly.
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They were landing when the storm began.
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Where exactly will we land?
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 6: atterrir, cage, davantage and 7 more words.