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/pʁɑ̃dʁ/

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Translation

to take

Word origin

From Latin prendere, a contracted form of prehendere ('to grasp, to seize, to take').

Origin
Latin
Root
prehendere
English cognates
prehensile, apprehend, comprehend

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
jeprendsprenaisprisprendraiprendrais
tuprendsprenaisprisprendrasprendrais
il/elleprendprenaitpritprendraprendrait
nousprenonsprenionsprîmesprendronsprendrions
vousprenezpreniezprîtesprendrezprendriez
ils/ellesprennentprenaientprirentprendrontprendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeprenneprisse
tuprennesprisses
il/elleprenneprît
nousprenionsprissions
vouspreniezprissiez
ils/ellesprennentprissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuprends
nousprenons
vousprenez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
prenant
Past participle
pris · prise · pris · prises

Examples

.

She takes the metro every morning to get to her office.

.

Take the time to think carefully before making your decision.

croissant .

He had a coffee and a croissant before leaving for work.

croissant, ' .

I'll have a coffee and a croissant, please.

, .

Take your coat, it's cold outside this morning.

est un verbe irrégulier extrêmement fréquent, modèle d'une famille de verbes en -prendre : apprendre, comprendre, entreprendre, reprendre, surprendre. Il couvre un champ sémantique très large : saisir physiquement, consommer (un repas, un transport), adopter une décision, attraper une maladie.

Prendre une décision (to make a decision), prendre froid (to catch cold), prendre le train (to take the train), prendre du poids (to put on weight) - les collocations avec prendre sont innombrables. S'en prendre à (to blame, to take it out on) et prendre sur soi (to restrain oneself, to take it upon oneself) sont des expressions importantes.

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This word is part of lesson 2.