/e.kʁa.ze/
Translation
to crush, to squash, to run over
Word origin
The origin is disputed, though most accounts agree it is not inherited from Latin.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- krasa
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to a Scandinavian source, Old Norse krasa ('to shatter, to crunch'), reaching French through Norman. (krasa)
- Some accounts instead take it from a Middle English or Anglo-Norman verb of the crash and craze family, borrowed back into French. (crasen)
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | écrase | écrasais | écrasai | écraserai | écraserais |
| tu | écrases | écrasais | écrasas | écraseras | écraserais |
| il/elle | écrase | écrasait | écrasa | écrasera | écraserait |
| nous | écrasons | écrasions | écrasâmes | écraserons | écraserions |
| vous | écrasez | écrasiez | écrasâtes | écraserez | écraseriez |
| ils/elles | écrasent | écrasaient | écrasèrent | écraseront | écraseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | écrase | écrasasse |
| tu | écrases | écrasasses |
| il/elle | écrase | écrasât |
| nous | écrasions | écrasassions |
| vous | écrasiez | écrasassiez |
| ils/elles | écrasent | écrasassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | écrase |
| nous | écrasons |
| vous | écrasez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- écrasant
- Past participle
- écrasé · écrasée · écrasés · écrasées
Examples
tomates fourchette ' l'.
Crush the tomatoes with a fork before adding the oil.
, !
Careful, you are going to squash my glasses!
.
He was nearly run over crossing the road.
.
Our team crushed their opponents three-nil.
.
The sun beat down on the square at midday.
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