/ma.ni.py.le/
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to handle, to manipulate
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Word origin
From Latin manipulus ('a handful'), from manus ('hand').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- manipulus
- English cognates
- manipulate, manual, manuscript
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | manipule | manipulais | manipulai | manipulerai | manipulerais |
| tu | manipules | manipulais | manipulas | manipuleras | manipulerais |
| il/elle | manipule | manipulait | manipula | manipulera | manipulerait |
| nous | manipulons | manipulions | manipulâmes | manipulerons | manipulerions |
| vous | manipulez | manipuliez | manipulâtes | manipulerez | manipuleriez |
| ils/elles | manipulent | manipulaient | manipulèrent | manipuleront | manipuleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | manipule | manipulasse |
| tu | manipules | manipulasses |
| il/elle | manipule | manipulât |
| nous | manipulions | manipulassions |
| vous | manipuliez | manipulassiez |
| ils/elles | manipulent | manipulassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | manipule |
| nous | manipulons |
| vous | manipulez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- manipulant
- Past participle
- manipulé · manipulée · manipulés · manipulées
Examples
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This product must be handled with care.
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She manipulates people without their noticing.
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Children handle these machines well.
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We handle very fragile objects.
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He fiddled with the figures in the report.
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