marcher
/maʁʃe/
Translation
to walk; to work, to function
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | marche | marchais | marchai | marcherai | marcherais |
| tu | marches | marchais | marchas | marcheras | marcherais |
| il/elle | marche | marchait | marcha | marchera | marcherait |
| nous | marchons | marchions | marchâmes | marcherons | marcherions |
| vous | marchez | marchiez | marchâtes | marcherez | marcheriez |
| ils/elles | marchent | marchaient | marchèrent | marcheront | marcheraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | marche | marchasse |
| tu | marches | marchasses |
| il/elle | marche | marchât |
| nous | marchions | marchassions |
| vous | marchiez | marchassiez |
| ils/elles | marchent | marchassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | marche |
| nous | marchons |
| vous | marchez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- marchant
- Past participle
- marché · marchée · marchés · marchées
Examples
.
It is about a twenty-minute walk from the station to the office.
- télévision panne ' ?
Is the television still working after yesterday's breakdown?
.
That is not how things work in this company.
campagne.
We walked for three hours in the countryside.
.
This old phone has not been working since yesterday.
Marcher est un verbe regulier du premier groupe avec deux sens principaux : marcher (to walk) et marcher (to work, to function - said of objects or plans). Ca marche ! (It works! / OK!) est une des expressions les plus frequentes du francais oral.
Faire marcher quelqu'un (to make someone look a fool, to pull someone's leg) est une expression de plaisanterie. Marcher sur des oeufs (to walk on eggshells) signifie agir avec prudence extreme. Marcher a pied est pleonastique mais parfois utilise pour insister sur le moyen de transport.
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Stories
- Une rencontre au marche4 min read
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