/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/
Translation
to encourage
Word origin
Formed from en- and courage, itself from Old French corage, from Latin cor ('heart'). To encourage someone is literally to put heart into them.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cor
- English cognates
- encourage, courage
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | encourage | encouragais | encouragai | encouragerai | encouragerais |
| tu | encourages | encouragais | encouragas | encourageras | encouragerais |
| il/elle | encourage | encouragait | encouraga | encouragera | encouragerait |
| nous | encouragons | encouragions | encouragâmes | encouragerons | encouragerions |
| vous | encouragez | encouragiez | encouragâtes | encouragerez | encourageriez |
| ils/elles | encouragent | encouragaient | encouragèrent | encourageront | encourageraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | encourage | encouragasse |
| tu | encourages | encouragasses |
| il/elle | encourage | encouragât |
| nous | encouragions | encouragassions |
| vous | encouragiez | encouragassiez |
| ils/elles | encouragent | encouragassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | encourage |
| nous | encouragons |
| vous | encouragez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- encouragant
- Past participle
- encouragé · encouragée · encouragés · encouragées
Examples
' .
My parents always encouraged me to read.
.
The teacher encourages the pupils to ask questions.
l', .
We must encourage him, not criticise him.
almost always takes à before a following infinitive: encourager quelqu'un à faire quelque chose (to encourage someone to do something). As a -ger verb, it needs an extra e before endings starting with a or o, to keep the g soft: nous encourageons.
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