Translation
to recover; to pick up
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Word origin
From Latin recuperare ('to regain, recover'). English recuperate and recover descend from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- recuperare
- English cognates
- recuperate, recover
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | récupère | récupérais | récupérai | récupérerai | récupérerais |
| tu | récupères | récupérais | récupéras | récupéreras | récupérerais |
| il/elle | récupère | récupérait | récupéra | récupérera | récupérerait |
| nous | récupérons | récupérions | récupérâmes | récupérerons | récupérerions |
| vous | récupérez | récupériez | récupérâtes | récupérerez | récupéreriez |
| ils/elles | récupèrent | récupéraient | récupérèrent | récupéreront | récupéreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | récupère | récupérasse |
| tu | récupères | récupérasses |
| il/elle | récupère | récupérât |
| nous | récupérions | récupérassions |
| vous | récupériez | récupérassiez |
| ils/elles | récupèrent | récupérassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | récupère |
| nous | récupérons |
| vous | récupérez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- récupérant
- Past participle
- récupéré · récupérée · récupérés · récupérées
Examples
Paul.
I have to pick up my things at Paul's place.
.
He took a long time to recover after the operation.
.
You can collect your car tomorrow morning.
.
You can collect your things from the office tomorrow morning.
, .
After two weeks of rest, he recovered all his strength.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 3: récupérer, inspecteur, montre and 7 more words.