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/ʁe.pa.ʁe/

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Translation

to repair, to fix

Word origin

From Latin reparare ('to restore, to repair'), from re- ('again') and parare ('to prepare, to make ready').

Origin
Latin
Root
reparare
English cognates
repair, prepare, apparatus

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jerépareréparaisréparairéparerairéparerais
turéparesréparaisréparasréparerasréparerais
il/ellerépareréparaitrépararépareraréparerait
nousréparonsréparionsréparâmesrépareronsréparerions
vousréparezrépariezréparâtesréparerezrépareriez
ils/ellesréparentréparaientréparèrentréparerontrépareraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jerépareréparasse
turéparesréparasses
il/ellerépareréparât
nousréparionsréparassions
vousrépariezréparassiez
ils/ellesréparentréparassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
turépare
nousréparons
vousréparez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
réparant
Past participle
réparé · réparée · réparés · réparées

Examples

.

We must repair the car before the trip.

.

My father can fix almost anything in the house.

?

Did you manage to repair your bike on your own?

Cette , .

This mistake, we cannot fix it.

.

She will repair the machine tomorrow morning.

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This word is part of lesson 24.