/pʁa.ti.ke/
Translation
to practise, to do (a sport or activity)
Word origin
From Latin practicare, from Greek praktikos ('practical, fit for action').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- practicare
- English cognates
- practise, practical
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | pratique | pratiquais | pratiquai | pratiquerai | pratiquerais |
| tu | pratiques | pratiquais | pratiquas | pratiqueras | pratiquerais |
| il/elle | pratique | pratiquait | pratiqua | pratiquera | pratiquerait |
| nous | pratiquons | pratiquions | pratiquâmes | pratiquerons | pratiquerions |
| vous | pratiquez | pratiquiez | pratiquâtes | pratiquerez | pratiqueriez |
| ils/elles | pratiquent | pratiquaient | pratiquèrent | pratiqueront | pratiqueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | pratique | pratiquasse |
| tu | pratiques | pratiquasses |
| il/elle | pratique | pratiquât |
| nous | pratiquions | pratiquassions |
| vous | pratiquiez | pratiquassiez |
| ils/elles | pratiquent | pratiquassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | pratique |
| nous | pratiquons |
| vous | pratiquez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pratiquant
- Past participle
- pratiqué · pratiquée · pratiqués · pratiquées
Examples
tennis .
I have been playing tennis for ten years.
maîtriser.
You need to practise a language regularly to master it.
yoga .
She practises yoga every morning.
Pratiquer takes a direct object, with no preposition: pratiquer un sport, not pratiquer à un sport. That is different from jouer, which needs à for games (jouer au tennis) and de for instruments (jouer du piano).
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