/mɛtʁ/

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Translation

to put, to place

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Word origin

From Latin mittere ('to send, to put'), which in Vulgar Latin developed the sense 'to place'.

Origin
Latin
Root
mittere
English cognates
mission, missile, commit

Grammar

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group)

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jemetsmettaismismettraimettrais
tumetsmettaismismettrasmettrais
il/ellemetmettaitmitmettramettrait
nousmettonsmettionsmîmesmettronsmettrions
vousmettezmettiezmîtesmettrezmettriez
ils/ellesmettentmettaientmirentmettrontmettraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jemettemisse
tumettesmisses
il/ellemettemît
nousmettionsmissions
vousmettiezmissiez
ils/ellesmettentmissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tumets
nousmettons
vousmettez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
mettant
Past participle
mis · mise · mis · mises

Examples

.

She always puts her keys in the same place.

?

Can you put the shopping in the boot?

.

It took him two hours to finish the exercise.

, .

Put your coat on before going out, it is cold.

.

She started crying for no reason.

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This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 5: -re verbs.