/ytilize/
Translation
to use
Word origin
From utile ('useful'), ultimately from Latin uti ('to use') and utilis ('useful'); formed in French on the Latinate stem.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- utilis
- English cognates
- utilise, utility, use
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | utilise | utilisais | utilisai | utiliserai | utiliserais |
| tu | utilises | utilisais | utilisas | utiliseras | utiliserais |
| il/elle | utilise | utilisait | utilisa | utilisera | utiliserait |
| nous | utilisons | utilisions | utilisâmes | utiliserons | utiliserions |
| vous | utilisez | utilisiez | utilisâtes | utiliserez | utiliseriez |
| ils/elles | utilisent | utilisaient | utilisèrent | utiliseront | utiliseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | utilise | utilisasse |
| tu | utilises | utilisasses |
| il/elle | utilise | utilisât |
| nous | utilisions | utilisassions |
| vous | utilisiez | utilisassiez |
| ils/elles | utilisent | utilisassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | utilise |
| nous | utilisons |
| vous | utilisez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- utilisant
- Past participle
- utilisé · utilisée · utilisés · utilisées
Examples
.
You can use my computer if you want.
.
He uses his phone for everything.
Cette .
This technology is used all over the world.
sors.
You can use my computer while I'm out.
cette .
We have been using this method for years.
est un verbe regulier du premier groupe synonyme de employer et se servir de. La construction utiliser quelque chose pour faire quelque chose (to use something to do something) est tres commune. S'utiliser est rare ; on prefere s'employer ou etre utilise.
Utilisateur (m) / utilisatrice (f) designe un utilisateur, notamment en informatique. Utilisation (f) est le nom associe. Reutiliser (to reuse) et mal utiliser (to misuse) en sont des derives courants.
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