/ʁu.le/
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
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | roule | roulais | roulai | roulerai | roulerais |
| tu | roules | roulais | roulas | rouleras | roulerais |
| il/elle | roule | roulait | roula | roulera | roulerait |
| nous | roulons | roulions | roulâmes | roulerons | roulerions |
| vous | roulez | rouliez | roulâtes | roulerez | rouleriez |
| ils/elles | roulent | roulaient | roulèrent | rouleront | rouleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | roule | roulasse |
| tu | roules | roulasses |
| il/elle | roule | roulât |
| nous | roulions | roulassions |
| vous | rouliez | roulassiez |
| ils/elles | roulent | roulassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | roule |
| nous | roulons |
| vous | roulez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- roulant
- Past participle
- roulé · roulée · roulés · roulées
Examples
.
We drove all night to arrive on time.
cette .
He drives too fast on this small road.
.
The ball rolled under the car.
.
We have been driving south since this morning.
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Can you drive slower, please?
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