Translation
to celebrate, to mark (an occasion)
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Word origin
Built on fête, from Latin festa, the plural of festum ('feast day'). English 'feast', 'festival' and 'fete' all come from it.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- festa
- English cognates
- feast, festival, fete
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | fête | fêtais | fêtai | fêterai | fêterais |
| tu | fêtes | fêtais | fêtas | fêteras | fêterais |
| il/elle | fête | fêtait | fêta | fêtera | fêterait |
| nous | fêtons | fêtions | fêtâmes | fêterons | fêterions |
| vous | fêtez | fêtiez | fêtâtes | fêterez | fêteriez |
| ils/elles | fêtent | fêtaient | fêtèrent | fêteront | fêteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | fête | fêtasse |
| tu | fêtes | fêtasses |
| il/elle | fête | fêtât |
| nous | fêtions | fêtassions |
| vous | fêtiez | fêtassiez |
| ils/elles | fêtent | fêtassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | fête |
| nous | fêtons |
| vous | fêtez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- fêtant
- Past participle
- fêté · fêtée · fêtés · fêtées
Examples
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We are celebrating his birthday on Saturday.
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They celebrated their wedding in the countryside.
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I always spend Christmas with the family.
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We will celebrate that later, once everything is over.
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There is nothing to celebrate just now.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 4: fêter, huile, sire and 7 more words.