/fʁape/
Translation
to hit, to strike, to knock
Word origin
From Old French fraper ('to strike, to knock'), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of the sound of a blow or from a Frankish source. English borrowed the related 'frappe' from the past participle frappé ('chilled, iced').
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- fraper
- English cognates
- frappe
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | frappe | frappais | frappai | frapperai | frapperais |
| tu | frappes | frappais | frappas | frapperas | frapperais |
| il/elle | frappe | frappait | frappa | frappera | frapperait |
| nous | frappons | frappions | frappâmes | frapperons | frapperions |
| vous | frappez | frappiez | frappâtes | frapperez | frapperiez |
| ils/elles | frappent | frappaient | frappèrent | frapperont | frapperaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | frappe | frappasse |
| tu | frappes | frappasses |
| il/elle | frappe | frappât |
| nous | frappions | frappassions |
| vous | frappiez | frappassiez |
| ils/elles | frappent | frappassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | frappe |
| nous | frappons |
| vous | frappez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- frappant
- Past participle
- frappé · frappée · frappés · frappées
Examples
Quelqu' .
Someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night.
boxeur .
The boxer struck his opponent in the face.
' tonnerre.
This news hit me like a bolt of lightning.
.
You should never hit a child to punish them.
.
The storm struck the coast with terrible force.
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