/de.me.na.ʒe/
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Translation
to move house, to move out
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Word origin
From dé- ('away, undoing') and ménage ('household, housekeeping'), which goes back to Vulgar Latin mansionaticum, from Latin mansio ('dwelling'). To déménager is literally to undo a household.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mansio
- English cognates
- mansion, menagerie, manor
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | déménage | déménageais | déménageai | déménagerai | déménagerais |
| tu | déménages | déménageais | déménageas | déménageras | déménagerais |
| il/elle | déménage | déménageait | déménagea | déménagera | déménagerait |
| nous | déménageons | déménagions | déménageâmes | déménagerons | déménagerions |
| vous | déménagez | déménagiez | déménageâtes | déménagerez | déménageriez |
| ils/elles | déménagent | déménageaient | déménagèrent | déménageront | déménageraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | déménage | déménageasse |
| tu | déménages | déménageasses |
| il/elle | déménage | déménageât |
| nous | déménagions | déménageassions |
| vous | déménagiez | déménageassiez |
| ils/elles | déménagent | déménageassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | déménage |
| nous | déménageons |
| vous | déménagez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- déménageant
- Past participle
- déménagé · déménagée · déménagés · déménagées
Examples
.
We are moving house next month.
Lyon .
They moved to Lyon for her job.
?
Will you help me move on Saturday?
.
The piano has to be moved out before the painters come.
, .
Since she moved away, we never see her.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 4: déménager, insister, louer and 7 more words.