veʁifje
Translation
to check; to verify
Word origin
From Medieval Latin verificare ('to make true, to prove'), from Latin verus ('true') plus facere ('to make'). The same verus root gives English verify, verity and veritable.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- verificare
- English cognates
- verify, verity, veritable
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vérifie | vérifiais | vérifiai | vérifierai | vérifierais |
| tu | vérifies | vérifiais | vérifias | vérifieras | vérifierais |
| il/elle | vérifie | vérifiait | vérifia | vérifiera | vérifierait |
| nous | vérifions | vérifiions | vérifiâmes | vérifierons | vérifierions |
| vous | vérifiez | vérifiiez | vérifiâtes | vérifierez | vérifieriez |
| ils/elles | vérifient | vérifiaient | vérifièrent | vérifieront | vérifieraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | vérifie | vérifiasse |
| tu | vérifies | vérifiasses |
| il/elle | vérifie | vérifiât |
| nous | vérifiions | vérifiassions |
| vous | vérifiiez | vérifiassiez |
| ils/elles | vérifient | vérifiassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | vérifie |
| nous | vérifions |
| vous | vérifiez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- vérifiant
- Past participle
- vérifié · vérifiée · vérifiés · vérifiées
Examples
.
I need to check my messages before leaving.
.
Check the car doors carefully.
.
He checked the figures twice.
.
You should check the car before the long trip.
J' .
I checked my messages three times this morning.
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