/mɔ̃te/
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
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | monte | montais | montai | monterai | monterais |
| tu | montes | montais | montas | monteras | monterais |
| il/elle | monte | montait | monta | montera | monterait |
| nous | montons | montions | montâmes | monterons | monterions |
| vous | montez | montiez | montâtes | monterez | monteriez |
| ils/elles | montent | montaient | montèrent | monteront | monteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | monte | montasse |
| tu | montes | montasses |
| il/elle | monte | montât |
| nous | montions | montassions |
| vous | montiez | montassiez |
| ils/elles | montent | montassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | monte |
| nous | montons |
| vous | montez |
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.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
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