Kilo Lingo

/mɔ̃te/

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Translation

to go up, to climb, to assemble

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin montare ('to climb a mountain'), from Latin mons, montis ('mountain'). The same root gives English mount, mountain and amount.

Origin
Latin
Root
montare
English cognates
mount, mountain, amount

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jemontemontaismontaimonteraimonterais
tumontesmontaismontasmonterasmonterais
il/ellemontemontaitmontamonteramonterait
nousmontonsmontionsmontâmesmonteronsmonterions
vousmontezmontiezmontâtesmonterezmonteriez
ils/ellesmontentmontaientmontèrentmonterontmonteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jemontemontasse
tumontesmontasses
il/ellemontemontât
nousmontionsmontassions
vousmontiezmontassiez
ils/ellesmontentmontassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tumonte
nousmontons
vousmontez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
montant
Past participle
monté · montée · montés · montées

Examples

l'escalier.

We need to go up to the third floor by the stairs.

.

Prices are going up again this year.

week-end etagere.

We spent the weekend assembling this shelf.

sommet colline .

We are going to climb to the top of the hill before sunset.

.

Prices have started to rise quickly this year.

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