/de.si.de/
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Translation
to decide
Word origin
From Latin decidere ('to cut off, decide, determine'), from de- ('off') and caedere ('to cut').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- decidere
- English cognates
- decide, decision, concise
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | decide | decidais | decidai | deciderai | deciderais |
| tu | decides | decidais | decidas | decideras | deciderais |
| il/elle | decide | decidait | decida | decidera | deciderait |
| nous | decidons | decidions | decidâmes | deciderons | deciderions |
| vous | decidez | decidiez | decidâtes | deciderez | decideriez |
| ils/elles | decident | decidaient | decidèrent | decideront | decideraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | decide | decidasse |
| tu | decides | decidasses |
| il/elle | decide | decidât |
| nous | decidions | decidassions |
| vous | decidiez | decidassiez |
| ils/elles | decident | decidassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | decide |
| nous | decidons |
| vous | decidez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- decidant
- Past participle
- decidé · decidée · decidés · decidées
Examples
' .
I cannot decide what to do this evening.
.
She decided to go and live in Paris.
.
You have to decide before the end of the week.
.
We decided together to sell the house.
aux .
He always decides everything without asking the others.
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