/di.vɔʁ.se/
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to divorce, to get divorced
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Word origin
From Latin divortium ('separation'), from divertere ('to turn aside'), through Old French divorcier.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- divortium
- English cognates
- divorce
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | divorce | divorçais | divorçai | divorcerai | divorcerais |
| tu | divorces | divorçais | divorças | divorceras | divorcerais |
| il/elle | divorce | divorçait | divorça | divorcera | divorcerait |
| nous | divorçons | divorcions | divorçâmes | divorcerons | divorcerions |
| vous | divorcez | divorciez | divorçâtes | divorcerez | divorceriez |
| ils/elles | divorcent | divorçaient | divorcèrent | divorceront | divorceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | divorce | divorçasse |
| tu | divorces | divorçasses |
| il/elle | divorce | divorçât |
| nous | divorcions | divorçassions |
| vous | divorciez | divorçassiez |
| ils/elles | divorcent | divorçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | divorce |
| nous | divorçons |
| vous | divorcez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- divorçant
- Past participle
- divorcé · divorcée · divorcés · divorcées
Examples
.
My parents divorced when I was ten.
.
She has wanted to divorce her husband for a long time.
.
They divorced after twenty years of marriage.
fréquent .
Getting divorced is more common than it used to be.
, remarié.
He got divorced, then remarried.
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