Translation
to disturb; to bother
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Word origin
From Old French desrengier, a compound of des- ('un-, reverse of') and rengier ('to put in a row, arrange'), the source of ranger. To disturb is literally to knock things out of their row; rengier itself comes from Frankish hring ('ring, circle'), which is also the root of English range and rank.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- hring
- English cognates
- range, rank, derange
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | dérange | dérangeais | dérangeai | dérangerai | dérangerais |
| tu | déranges | dérangeais | dérangeas | dérangeras | dérangerais |
| il/elle | dérange | dérangeait | dérangea | dérangera | dérangerait |
| nous | dérangeons | dérangions | dérangeâmes | dérangerons | dérangerions |
| vous | dérangez | dérangiez | dérangeâtes | dérangerez | dérangeriez |
| ils/elles | dérangent | dérangeaient | dérangèrent | dérangeront | dérangeraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | dérange | dérangeasse |
| tu | déranges | dérangeasses |
| il/elle | dérange | dérangeât |
| nous | dérangions | dérangeassions |
| vous | dérangiez | dérangeassiez |
| ils/elles | dérangent | dérangeassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | dérange |
| nous | dérangeons |
| vous | dérangez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- dérangeant
- Past participle
- dérangé · dérangée · dérangés · dérangées
Examples
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I do not want to bother you while you are working.
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Does it bother you if I open the window?
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The noise disturbs the neighbours.
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Someone has disturbed all my papers on the desk.
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Excuse me for bothering you so late in the evening.
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