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/e.fʁe.je/

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Translation

to frighten, to scare

Word origin

From Old French esfreer, from a Vulgar Latin exfridare built on Latin ex- ('out of') and the Frankish word friðu ('peace'), so literally to put someone out of their peace. English 'afraid' and 'affray' descend from the same Old French verb.

Origin
Old French
Root
esfreer
English cognates
afraid, affray

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group, y becomes i before a mute e)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeeffrayeeffrayaiseffrayaieffrayeraieffrayerais
tueffrayeseffrayaiseffrayaseffrayeraseffrayerais
il/elleeffrayeeffrayaiteffrayaeffrayeraeffrayerait
nouseffrayonseffrayionseffrayâmeseffrayeronseffrayerions
vouseffrayezeffrayiezeffrayâteseffrayerezeffrayeriez
ils/elleseffrayenteffrayaienteffrayèrenteffrayeronteffrayeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeeffrayeeffrayasse
tueffrayeseffrayasses
il/elleeffrayeeffrayât
nouseffrayionseffrayassions
vouseffrayiezeffrayassiez
ils/elleseffrayenteffrayassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tueffraye
nouseffrayons
vouseffrayez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
effrayant
Past participle
effrayé · effrayée · effrayés · effrayées

Examples

tonnerre effraie .

The sound of thunder frightens the dog.

' , '.

Do not worry, I did not mean to scare you.

Cette 'effraie , l'.

That idea frightens me a little, I admit.

actionnaires.

The figures in the report alarmed the shareholders.

l'effraie, .

Nothing scares her, not even heights.

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This word is part of lesson 29.