/tʁɛ.te/
Translation
to treat, to handle
Word origin
From Latin tractare ('to handle, to manage'), a frequentative of trahere ('to draw, to drag').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tractare
- English cognates
- treat, tractable, treatise
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | traite | traitais | traitai | traiterai | traiterais |
| tu | traites | traitais | traitas | traiteras | traiterais |
| il/elle | traite | traitait | traita | traitera | traiterait |
| nous | traitons | traitions | traitâmes | traiterons | traiterions |
| vous | traitez | traitiez | traitâtes | traiterez | traiteriez |
| ils/elles | traitent | traitaient | traitèrent | traiteront | traiteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | traite | traitasse |
| tu | traites | traitasses |
| il/elle | traite | traitât |
| nous | traitions | traitassions |
| vous | traitiez | traitassiez |
| ils/elles | traitent | traitassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | traite |
| nous | traitons |
| vous | traitez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- traitant
- Past participle
- traité · traitée · traités · traitées
Examples
.
The doctor is going to treat my mother.
.
You must not treat him like that.
.
They treat their children with love.
cette .
We are going to handle this matter together.
.
She knows how to handle difficult people.
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