/mə.na.se/
Translation
to threaten, to menace
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin minaciare, from Latin minacia ('threat'), from minari ('to threaten'), originally 'to jut out' like an overhanging rock. English 'menace' comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- minacia
- English cognates
- menace
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | menace | menacais | menacai | menacerai | menacerais |
| tu | menaces | menacais | menacas | menaceras | menacerais |
| il/elle | menace | menacait | menaca | menacera | menacerait |
| nous | menacons | menacions | menacâmes | menacerons | menacerions |
| vous | menacez | menaciez | menacâtes | menacerez | menaceriez |
| ils/elles | menacent | menacaient | menacèrent | menaceront | menaceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | menace | menacasse |
| tu | menaces | menacasses |
| il/elle | menace | menacât |
| nous | menacions | menacassions |
| vous | menaciez | menacassiez |
| ils/elles | menacent | menacassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | menace |
| nous | menacons |
| vous | menacez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- menacant
- Past participle
- menacé · menacée · menacés · menacées
Examples
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He threatened to stop everything.
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Don't threaten me, I have done nothing.
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Rain has been threatening since this morning.
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These men are threatening the villagers.
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We are threatening to leave if nothing changes.
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