Kilo Lingo

/iɲɔʁe/

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Translation

to ignore; to not know, to be unaware of

Word origin

From Latin ignorare ('not to know, to be unaware of'), from the negative prefix in- and the root of gnoscere ('to know'). English 'ignore' and 'ignorant' come from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
ignorare
English cognates
ignore, ignorant, ignoramus

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeignoreignoraisignoraiignoreraiignorerais
tuignoresignoraisignorasignorerasignorerais
il/elleignoreignoraitignoraignoreraignorerait
nousignoronsignorionsignorâmesignoreronsignorerions
vousignorezignoriezignorâtesignorerezignoreriez
ils/ellesignorentignoraientignorèrentignorerontignoreraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeignoreignorasse
tuignoresignorasses
il/elleignoreignorât
nousignorionsignorassions
vousignoriezignorassiez
ils/ellesignorentignorassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuignore
nousignorons
vousignorez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
ignorant
Past participle
ignoré · ignorée · ignorés · ignorées

Examples

J' .

I have absolutely no idea where he has gone.

.

He ignored my message all day long.

' .

No one is supposed to be ignorant of the law.

J' .

I have no idea where he went last night.

dispute.

She prefers to ignore his messages since their argument.

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