/e.fa.se/
Translation
to erase, to rub out, to delete
Word origin
From the prefix é- (Latin ex-, 'out, away') and 'face', so literally 'to take the face off' a surface. English 'efface' is a direct borrowing of the French verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- facies
- English cognates
- efface, face, surface
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | efface | effacais | effacai | effacerai | effacerais |
| tu | effaces | effacais | effacas | effaceras | effacerais |
| il/elle | efface | effacait | effaca | effacera | effacerait |
| nous | effacons | effacions | effacâmes | effacerons | effacerions |
| vous | effacez | effaciez | effacâtes | effacerez | effaceriez |
| ils/elles | effacent | effacaient | effacèrent | effaceront | effaceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | efface | effacasse |
| tu | effaces | effacasses |
| il/elle | efface | effacât |
| nous | effacions | effacassions |
| vous | effaciez | effacassiez |
| ils/elles | effacent | effacassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | efface |
| nous | effacons |
| vous | effacez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- effacant
- Past participle
- effacé · effacée · effacés · effacées
Examples
.
Wipe the board before the next lesson.
J' .
I deleted the file by mistake.
souvenirs.
Time erases many memories.
.
She rubbed her name off the list.
' cette .
Nothing will erase that day from my memory.
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