/su.li.ɲe/
Translation
to underline, to stress
Word origin
From sous- ('under') plus ligne ('line'), from Latin sub- and linea. Literally 'to line under'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sub- + linea
- English cognates
- line, lineage
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | souligne | soulignais | soulignai | soulignerai | soulignerais |
| tu | soulignes | soulignais | soulignas | souligneras | soulignerais |
| il/elle | souligne | soulignait | souligna | soulignera | soulignerait |
| nous | soulignons | soulignions | soulignâmes | soulignerons | soulignerions |
| vous | soulignez | souligniez | soulignâtes | soulignerez | souligneriez |
| ils/elles | soulignent | soulignaient | soulignèrent | souligneront | souligneraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | souligne | soulignasse |
| tu | soulignes | soulignasses |
| il/elle | souligne | soulignât |
| nous | soulignions | soulignassions |
| vous | souligniez | soulignassiez |
| ils/elles | soulignent | soulignassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | souligne |
| nous | soulignons |
| vous | soulignez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- soulignant
- Past participle
- souligné · soulignée · soulignés · soulignées
Examples
verbes.
The teacher asked the pupils to underline the verbs.
l' réforme.
The minister stressed the importance of this reform.
feutre .
She underlined her text with a yellow felt-tip pen.
Beyond its literal sense of drawing a line under text, is the everyday word for "to emphasise, to stress, to point out" a fact or an idea ( l' ), much more often than it's used with a pen in hand.
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