Kilo Lingo

/mɑ̃.ʒe/

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Translation

to eat

Word origin

From Latin manducare ('to chew, to eat'), from mandere ('to chew').

Origin
Latin
Root
manducare
English cognates
manducate, manger (feeding trough), mandible

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jemangemangaismangaimangeraimangerais
tumangesmangaismangasmangerasmangerais
il/ellemangemangaitmangamangeramangerait
nousmangonsmangionsmangâmesmangeronsmangerions
vousmangezmangiezmangâtesmangerezmangeriez
ils/ellesmangentmangaientmangèrentmangerontmangeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jemangemangasse
tumangesmangasses
il/ellemangemangât
nousmangionsmangassions
vousmangiezmangassiez
ils/ellesmangentmangassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tumange
nousmangons
vousmangez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
mangant
Past participle
mangé · mangée · mangés · mangées

Examples

feter .

We are going to eat at the restaurant tonight to celebrate.

sport.

She always eats well before doing sport.

.

Have you eaten anything since this morning.

pizza , ?

We are going to have a pizza tonight, fancy that?

.

You need to eat more vegetables to stay fit.

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