/pə.ze/
Translation
to weigh
Word origin
From Latin pensare, the frequentative form of pendere ('to weigh, to hang').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pensare
- English cognates
- pensive, compensate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | pese | pesais | pesai | peserai | peserais |
| tu | peses | pesais | pesas | peseras | peserais |
| il/elle | pese | pesait | pesa | pesera | peserait |
| nous | pesons | pesions | pesâmes | peserons | peserions |
| vous | pesez | pesiez | pesâtes | peserez | peseriez |
| ils/elles | pesent | pesaient | pesèrent | peseront | peseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | pese | pesasse |
| tu | peses | pesasses |
| il/elle | pese | pesât |
| nous | pesions | pesassions |
| vous | pesiez | pesassiez |
| ils/elles | pesent | pesassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | pese |
| nous | pesons |
| vous | pesez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pesant
- Past participle
- pesé · pesée · pesés · pesées
Examples
colis .
This parcel weighs more than three kilos.
.
The doctor weighed the baby at birth.
.
We weigh the fruit before paying for it.
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