/se.pa.ʁe/
Translation
to separate, to divide
Word origin
From Latin separare ('to set apart'), built on se ('apart') and parare ('to make ready'). English separate and sever both descend from it.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- separare
- English cognates
- separate, sever, several
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | sépare | séparais | séparai | séparerai | séparerais |
| tu | sépares | séparais | séparas | sépareras | séparerais |
| il/elle | sépare | séparait | sépara | séparera | séparerait |
| nous | séparons | séparions | séparâmes | séparerons | séparerions |
| vous | séparez | sépariez | séparâtes | séparerez | sépareriez |
| ils/elles | séparent | séparaient | séparèrent | sépareront | sépareraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | sépare | séparasse |
| tu | sépares | séparasses |
| il/elle | sépare | séparât |
| nous | séparions | séparassions |
| vous | sépariez | séparassiez |
| ils/elles | séparent | séparassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | sépare |
| nous | séparons |
| vous | séparez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- séparant
- Past participle
- séparé · séparée · séparés · séparées
Examples
.
The teacher separated the pupils into four groups.
.
A small river separates the two villages.
j' .
My parents separated when I was ten.
.
You must separate the white from the yolk before beating the eggs.
.
Nothing will be able to separate us.
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