/ma.ʁje/
Translation
to marry
Word origin
From Latin maritare ('to marry, to wed'), from maritus ('husband, married'). The same root gives English marry, marital and marriage.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maritare
- English cognates
- marry, marital, marriage
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | marie | mariais | mariai | marierai | marierais |
| tu | maries | mariais | marias | marieras | marierais |
| il/elle | marie | mariait | maria | mariera | marierait |
| nous | marions | mariions | mariâmes | marierons | marierions |
| vous | mariez | mariiez | mariâtes | marierez | marieriez |
| ils/elles | marient | mariaient | marièrent | marieront | marieraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | marie | mariasse |
| tu | maries | mariasses |
| il/elle | marie | mariât |
| nous | mariions | mariassions |
| vous | mariiez | mariassiez |
| ils/elles | marient | mariassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | marie |
| nous | marions |
| vous | mariez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- mariant
- Past participle
- marié · mariée · mariés · mariées
Examples
au .
They got married last spring.
.
The mayor married the young couple this morning.
.
She does not want to marry before she is thirty.
au .
They are going to get married next June.
.
This wine goes very well with cheese.
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