/de.kʁiʁ/

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Translation

to describe

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Word origin

From Latin describere ('to write down, to copy'), from de- and scribere ('to write').

Origin
Latin
Root
describere
English cognates
describe, scribe, script

Grammar

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group), like écrire

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedécrisdécrivaisdécrivisdécriraidécrirais
tudécrisdécrivaisdécrivisdécrirasdécrirais
il/elledécritdécrivaitdécrivitdécriradécrirait
nousdécrivonsdécrivionsdécrivîmesdécrironsdécririons
vousdécrivezdécriviezdécrivîtesdécrirezdécririez
ils/ellesdécriventdécrivaientdécrivirentdécrirontdécriraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedécrivedécrivisse
tudécrivesdécrivisses
il/elledécrivedécrivît
nousdécrivionsdécrivissions
vousdécriviezdécrivissiez
ils/ellesdécriventdécrivissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudécris
nousdécrivons
vousdécrivez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
décrivant
Past participle
décrit · décrite · décrits · décrites

Examples

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Can you describe the man you saw?

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I am describing the scene as I saw it.

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She would describe the house better than I could.

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We will describe every detail in the report.

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Words cannot describe how happy I am.

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This word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 2: décrire, élection, golf and 7 more words.