/de.pla.se/
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Translation
to move, to shift; (reflexive) to get about
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Word origin
From the prefix dé- ('away, undoing') and placer ('to place'), itself from place, which goes back to Latin platea ('broad street, open space') and ultimately to Greek plateia hodos ('broad way'). English 'displace' is built on the same pieces.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- platea
- English cognates
- displace, place, plaza
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | déplace | déplaçais | déplaçai | déplacerai | déplacerais |
| tu | déplaces | déplaçais | déplaças | déplaceras | déplacerais |
| il/elle | déplace | déplaçait | déplaça | déplacera | déplacerait |
| nous | déplaçons | déplacions | déplaçâmes | déplacerons | déplacerions |
| vous | déplacez | déplaciez | déplaçâtes | déplacerez | déplaceriez |
| ils/elles | déplacent | déplaçaient | déplacèrent | déplaceront | déplaceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | déplace | déplaçasse |
| tu | déplaces | déplaçasses |
| il/elle | déplace | déplaçât |
| nous | déplacions | déplaçassions |
| vous | déplaciez | déplaçassiez |
| ils/elles | déplacent | déplaçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | déplace |
| nous | déplaçons |
| vous | déplacez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- déplaçant
- Past participle
- déplacé · déplacée · déplacés · déplacées
Examples
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Can you move your car, please?
.
We are moving the meeting to Thursday morning.
.
My grandmother gets about in a wheelchair.
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He travels a lot for his job.
.
Someone moved my things while I was away.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 7: déplacer, journaliste, représenter and 7 more words.