/me.ʁi.te/
Translation
to deserve
Word origin
From Latin meritare ('to earn, to deserve'), a frequentative of merere ('to earn, deserve'). The same root gives English merit and meritorious.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- meritare
- English cognates
- merit, meritorious
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | mérite | méritais | méritai | mériterai | mériterais |
| tu | mérites | méritais | méritas | mériteras | mériterais |
| il/elle | mérite | méritait | mérita | méritera | mériterait |
| nous | méritons | méritions | méritâmes | mériterons | mériterions |
| vous | méritez | méritiez | méritâtes | mériterez | mériteriez |
| ils/elles | méritent | méritaient | méritèrent | mériteront | mériteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | mérite | méritasse |
| tu | mérites | méritasses |
| il/elle | mérite | méritât |
| nous | méritions | méritassions |
| vous | méritiez | méritassiez |
| ils/elles | méritent | méritassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | mérite |
| nous | méritons |
| vous | méritez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- méritant
- Past participle
- mérité · méritée · mérités · méritées
Examples
.
You deserve a holiday after all that work.
Cette ' .
This idea deserves to be studied in more detail.
punition.
He does not deserve such a punishment.
, .
After all this work, you deserve a holiday.
' au .
This film truly deserves to be seen at the cinema.
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