/ɡɑ.ʃe/
Translation
to spoil, to waste
Word origin
From Old French gaschier ('to soak, to mix mortar with water'), from Frankish waskan ('to wash'). English 'wash' descends from the same Germanic root, and the building sense survives in gâcher du plâtre.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- waskan
- English cognates
- wash
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | gâche | gâchais | gâchai | gâcherai | gâcherais |
| tu | gâches | gâchais | gâchas | gâcheras | gâcherais |
| il/elle | gâche | gâchait | gâcha | gâchera | gâcherait |
| nous | gâchons | gâchions | gâchâmes | gâcherons | gâcherions |
| vous | gâchez | gâchiez | gâchâtes | gâcherez | gâcheriez |
| ils/elles | gâchent | gâchaient | gâchèrent | gâcheront | gâcheraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | gâche | gâchasse |
| tu | gâches | gâchasses |
| il/elle | gâche | gâchât |
| nous | gâchions | gâchassions |
| vous | gâchiez | gâchassiez |
| ils/elles | gâchent | gâchassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | gâche |
| nous | gâchons |
| vous | gâchez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- gâchant
- Past participle
- gâché · gâchée · gâchés · gâchées
Examples
.
Do not waste your talent on a job like that.
week-end .
The rain spoiled our weekend by the sea.
.
You are going to spoil the surprise if you tell her now.
.
She wasted a fine opportunity to keep quiet.
.
I hate wasting food.
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