Thursday, March 5, 2020
The Irregular French Verb Apprendre
The Irregular French Verb Apprendre Apprendre, which commonly means to learn, is a frequently used irregular French -re verb. Irregular verbs do not follow regular conjugation patterns, but some verbs within an irregular verb group can share a conjugation pattern with at least one other verb. There are patterns for irregular French -re verbs, and the irregular verb apprendre is in one of those groups. All verbs like apprendre that end in -prendre are conjugated the same way. The verbs in this group drop the d in all three plural forms and take a double n in the third person plural form. Verbs Ending in -prendre All French verbs that end in -prendre are conjugated the same way as apprendre and prendre: apprendre  to learncomprendre  to understandentreprendre  to undertakemà ©prendre  to mistakeprendre  to takereprendre  to retake, take againsurprendre  to surprise Apprendre: Meanings and Uses In use, apprendre means to learn. The pronominal sapprendre, means to be learned, as in: Le style, à §a ne sapprend pas. Style cant be learned. Apprendre can also mean to tell, as in:Apprendre quelque chose quelquun to teach something to somebody And to hear, as in:Quest-ce que japprends, vous dà ©missionnez ? Whats this I hear about you resigning? Apprendre: Idiomatic Expressions On en apprend tous les jours ! You can learn something new every day.Tiens, tiens, on en apprend des choses ! Whod have thought such a thing!Napprend pas un vieux singe faire la grimace. ( proverb)  Dont teach an old dog new tricks.Ça lui apprendra ! Thatll teach him!Apprendre quelque chose par cÅ“ur learn something by heart/ by roteApprendre à ªtre patient to learn patienceOn apprend tout à ¢ge. Its never too late to learn.Apprendre lentement/vite to be a slow / fast learner Simple Conjugations of the Irregular French Verb Apprendre Present Future Imperfect Present participle j apprends apprendrai apprenais apprenant tu apprends apprendras apprenais il apprend apprendra apprenait nous apprenons apprendrons apprenions vous apprenez apprendrez appreniez ils apprennent apprendront apprenaient Pass compos Auxiliary verb avoir Past participle appris Subjunctive Conditional Pass simple Imperfect subjunctive j apprenne apprendrais appris apprisse tu apprennes apprendrais appris apprisses il apprenne apprendrait apprit apprit nous apprenions apprendrions apprimes apprissions vous appreniez apprendriez apprites apprissiez ils apprennent apprendraient apprissent Imperative tu apprends nous apprenons vous apprenez
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