Kilo Lingo

/ʁu.le/

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Translation

to drive, to roll

Word origin

From Old French roeler, from Vulgar Latin rotulare, from Latin rotula ('little wheel'), a diminutive of rota ('wheel').

Origin
Vulgar Latin
Root
rotulare
English cognates
roll, rotary, rotate

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jerouleroulaisroulairoulerairoulerais
turoulesroulaisroulasroulerasroulerais
il/ellerouleroulaitroularouleraroulerait
nousroulonsroulionsroulâmesrouleronsroulerions
vousroulezrouliezroulâtesroulerezrouleriez
ils/ellesroulentroulaientroulèrentroulerontrouleraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jerouleroulasse
turoulesroulasses
il/ellerouleroulât
nousroulionsroulassions
vousrouliezroulassiez
ils/ellesroulentroulassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
turoule
nousroulons
vousroulez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
roulant
Past participle
roulé · roulée · roulés · roulées

Examples

.

We drove all night to arrive on time.

.

He drives too fast on this small road.

ballon .

The ball rolled under the car.

.

We have been driving south since this morning.

, ' ?

Can you drive slower, please?

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This word is part of lesson 29.