Kilo Lingo

/ʒe.ʁe/

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Translation

to manage, to handle

Word origin

From Latin gerere ('to carry, to conduct, to manage'). The same root gives English 'gerund' and 'gesture'.

Origin
Latin
Root
gerere
English cognates
gesture, gerund

Grammar

Verb type-er regular with é/è change (je gère)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jegéregéraisgéraigéreraigérerais
tugéresgéraisgérasgérerasgérerais
il/ellegéregéraitgéragéreragérerait
nousgéronsgérionsgérâmesgéreronsgérerions
vousgérezgériezgérâtesgérerezgéreriez
ils/ellesgérentgéraientgérèrentgérerontgéreraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jegéregérasse
tugéresgérasses
il/ellegéregérât
nousgérionsgérassions
vousgériezgérassiez
ils/ellesgérentgérassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tugére
nousgérons
vousgérez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
gérant
Past participle
géré · gérée · gérés · gérées

Examples

.

She has managed a large company for ten years.

'.

I manage my time better than before.

- ?

How do you handle so much work?

.

He handled the crisis at the office well.

.

We are managing this project together.

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