Kilo Lingo

/ʁe.vɛ.je/

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Translation

to wake up (someone)

Word origin

From re- and Old French esveiller ('to wake'), from Vulgar Latin exvigilare, from Latin ex- ('out') and vigilare ('to keep watch, stay awake'), from vigil ('awake, alert').

Origin
Vulgar Latin
Root
exvigilare
English cognates
vigil, vigilant, surveillance

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeréveilleréveillaisréveillairéveillerairéveillerais
turéveillesréveillaisréveillasréveillerasréveillerais
il/elleréveilleréveillaitréveillaréveilleraréveillerait
nousréveillonsréveillionsréveillâmesréveilleronsréveillerions
vousréveillezréveilliezréveillâtesréveillerezréveilleriez
ils/ellesréveillentréveillaientréveillèrentréveillerontréveilleraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeréveilleréveillasse
turéveillesréveillasses
il/elleréveilleréveillât
nousréveillionsréveillassions
vousréveilliezréveillassiez
ils/ellesréveillentréveillassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
turéveille
nousréveillons
vousréveillez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
réveillant
Past participle
réveillé · réveillée · réveillés · réveillées

Examples

, 'endormir.

Do not wake the baby, he has just fallen asleep.

?

Can you wake me at seven o'clock tomorrow?

' .

The noise of the street woke me up early.

.

She always wakes up before the others.

' .

He woke up with a terrible headache.

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