Kilo Lingo

/so.te/

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Translation

to jump, to skip

Word origin

From Latin saltare ('to dance, to leap'), a frequentative of salire ('to jump'). The same root gives English 'somersault' and 'assault'.

Origin
Latin
Root
saltare
English cognates
somersault, assault

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jesautesautaissautaisauteraisauterais
tusautessautaissautassauterassauterais
il/ellesautesautaitsautasauterasauterait
noussautonssautionssautâmessauteronssauterions
voussautezsautiezsautâtessauterezsauteriez
ils/ellessautentsautaientsautèrentsauterontsauteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jesautesautasse
tusautessautasses
il/ellesautesautât
noussautionssautassions
voussautiezsautassiez
ils/ellessautentsautassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tusaute
noussautons
voussautez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
sautant
Past participle
sauté · sautée · sautés · sautées

Examples

flaques .

The children jump in the puddles after the rain.

- ballon.

He jumped over the wall to fetch the ball.

, c' .

Do not skip breakfast, it is the most important meal.

.

The cat jumped onto the table without making a sound.

.

We skipped a whole page by mistake.

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This word is part of lesson 17.