/ɡa.ʁe/
Translation
to park, to pull over
Word origin
From gare, first a siding where boats and later trains were set aside, from a Germanic root waron ('to watch over, to guard').
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- waron
- English cognates
- ware, beware, garage
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | gare | garais | garai | garerai | garerais |
| tu | gares | garais | garas | gareras | garerais |
| il/elle | gare | garait | gara | garera | garerait |
| nous | garons | garions | garâmes | garerons | garerions |
| vous | garez | gariez | garâtes | garerez | gareriez |
| ils/elles | garent | garaient | garèrent | gareront | gareraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | gare | garasse |
| tu | gares | garasses |
| il/elle | gare | garât |
| nous | garions | garassions |
| vous | gariez | garassiez |
| ils/elles | garent | garassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | gare |
| nous | garons |
| vous | garez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- garant
- Past participle
- garé · garée · garés · garées
Examples
.
He parks the car outside his house.
au .
We always park in the same place.
l'.
She parked the lorry behind the factory.
.
You cannot park here before six o'clock.
.
They park their bikes against the wall.
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