/be.ne.fi.sje/
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to benefit, to benefit from
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Word origin
From Latin beneficium ('a favour, a kindness'), from bene ('well') and facere ('to do'). English benefit and beneficiary share the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- beneficium
- English cognates
- benefit, beneficiary
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | bénéficie | bénéficiais | bénéficiai | bénéficierai | bénéficierais |
| tu | bénéficies | bénéficiais | bénéficias | bénéficieras | bénéficierais |
| il/elle | bénéficie | bénéficiait | bénéficia | bénéficiera | bénéficierait |
| nous | bénéficions | bénéficiions | bénéficiâmes | bénéficierons | bénéficierions |
| vous | bénéficiez | bénéficiiez | bénéficiâtes | bénéficierez | bénéficieriez |
| ils/elles | bénéficient | bénéficiaient | bénéficièrent | bénéficieront | bénéficieraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | bénéficie | bénéficiasse |
| tu | bénéficies | bénéficiasses |
| il/elle | bénéficie | bénéficiât |
| nous | bénéficiions | bénéficiassions |
| vous | bénéficiiez | bénéficiassiez |
| ils/elles | bénéficient | bénéficiassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | bénéficie |
| nous | bénéficions |
| vous | bénéficiez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- bénéficiant
- Past participle
- bénéficié · bénéficiée · bénéficiés · bénéficiées
Examples
.
Students can benefit from a discount on transport.
.
She benefited from her colleagues' help during the project.
.
Everyone benefits from better working conditions.
almost always takes : you benefit de quelque chose, not the thing directly. English speakers often drop it by analogy with "to benefit X", which reads as a mistake in French.
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