/de.by.te/

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Translation

to begin, to start out; to make one's debut

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Word origin

From début ('first stroke in a game'), from Old French de- and but ('goal'), first used of playing first in games such as billiards.

Origin
French
Root
début
English cognates
debut

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedébutedébutaisdébutaidébuteraidébuterais
tudébutesdébutaisdébutasdébuterasdébuterais
il/elledébutedébutaitdébutadébuteradébuterait
nousdébutonsdébutionsdébutâmesdébuteronsdébuterions
vousdébutezdébutiezdébutâtesdébuterezdébuteriez
ils/ellesdébutentdébutaientdébutèrentdébuterontdébuteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedébutedébutasse
tudébutesdébutasses
il/elledébutedébutât
nousdébutionsdébutassions
vousdébutiezdébutassiez
ils/ellesdébutentdébutassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudébute
nousdébutons
vousdébutez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
débutant
Past participle
débuté · débutée · débutés · débutées

Examples

.

The concert will begin at exactly eight o'clock.

serveuse.

She started her career as a waitress.

.

The championship starts next Saturday.

.

We started with a short presentation.

.

This young actor is making his debut in an action film.

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