/ʁə.fɛʁ.me/

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Translation

to close again, to shut (again)

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Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jerefermerefermaisrefermairefermerairefermerais
turefermesrefermaisrefermasrefermerasrefermerais
il/ellerefermerefermaitrefermarefermerarefermerait
nousrefermonsrefermionsrefermâmesrefermeronsrefermerions
vousrefermezrefermiezrefermâtesrefermerezrefermeriez
ils/ellesrefermentrefermaientrefermèrentrefermerontrefermeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jerefermerefermasse
turefermesrefermasses
il/ellerefermerefermât
nousrefermionsrefermassions
vousrefermiezrefermassiez
ils/ellesrefermentrefermassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tureferme
nousrefermons
vousrefermez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
refermant
Past participle
refermé · refermée · refermés · refermées

Examples

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Don't forget to shut the door behind you.

.

She closed her book and went out.

.

The door shut by itself.

.

He always shuts the fridge too hard.

Minitel, .

With the end of the Minitel, a whole era came to a close.

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