/si.tɥe/
Translation
to situate, to place, to locate
Word origin
From site plus the verbal suffix -er. Site descends from Latin situs ('position, location'), the past participle of sinere ('to place, to leave').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- situs
- English cognates
- site, situation, situated
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | situe | situais | situai | situerai | situerais |
| tu | situes | situais | situas | situeras | situerais |
| il/elle | situe | situait | situa | situera | situerait |
| nous | situons | situions | situâmes | situerons | situerions |
| vous | situez | situiez | situâtes | situerez | situeriez |
| ils/elles | situent | situaient | situèrent | situeront | situeraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | situe | situasse |
| tu | situes | situasses |
| il/elle | situe | situât |
| nous | situions | situassions |
| vous | situiez | situassiez |
| ils/elles | situent | situassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | situe |
| nous | situons |
| vous | situez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- situant
- Past participle
- situé · située · situés · situées
Examples
- ?
Can you locate the town on the map?
L' l' 1920.
The author sets the action of his novel in the 1920s.
.
The new museum is located right next to the station.
You'll meet the reflexive far more often than the plain verb: it's the everyday way to say where something is ( ), while bare is mostly for placing something deliberately, an author setting a story, a map marking a spot.
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