/mə.zy.ʁe/
Translation
to measure
Word origin
From Latin mensurare ('to measure'), from mensura ('a measuring'), from mensus, past participle of metiri ('to measure').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mensurare
- English cognates
- measure, mensuration, dimension
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | mesure | mesurais | mesurai | mesurerai | mesurerais |
| tu | mesures | mesurais | mesuras | mesureras | mesurerais |
| il/elle | mesure | mesurait | mesura | mesurera | mesurerait |
| nous | mesurons | mesurions | mesurâmes | mesurerons | mesurerions |
| vous | mesurez | mesuriez | mesurâtes | mesurerez | mesureriez |
| ils/elles | mesurent | mesuraient | mesurèrent | mesureront | mesureraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | mesure | mesurasse |
| tu | mesures | mesurasses |
| il/elle | mesure | mesurât |
| nous | mesurions | mesurassions |
| vous | mesuriez | mesurassiez |
| ils/elles | mesurent | mesurassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | mesure |
| nous | mesurons |
| vous | mesurez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- mesurant
- Past participle
- mesuré · mesurée · mesurés · mesurées
Examples
l'.
We need to measure the table before buying it.
' -vingts.
My father is more than one metre eighty tall.
cette ?
Can you measure this room for me?
l' ' .
You can't measure a mother's love.
.
The doctor measures the children every year.
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