/etydje/to studyA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
étudi-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
étudi-+-ons -ez -ent
étudi-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
étudi-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
étudi-+-e -es -e -ent
étudier-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
étudier-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
étudier
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
étudié
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
étudié
Conjugation
| I | j'étudie/ʒetydi/I study | /ʒetydi/ | I study |
| you | tu étudies/ty etydi/you study | /ty etydi/ | you study |
| he/she | il étudie/il etydi/he studies | /il etydi/ | he studies |
| we | nous étudions/nuz etydjɔ̃/we study | /nuz etydjɔ̃/ | we study |
| you | vous étudiez/vuz etydje/you study | /vuz etydje/ | you study |
| they | ils étudient/ilz etydi/they study | /ilz etydi/ | they study |
Examples
- /ʒe.ty.di lə fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
J'étudie le français.I study French.
- /nu.z‿e.ty.djɔ̃.z‿a ly.ni.vɛʁ.si.te/
Nous étudions à l'université.We study at university.
- /kɛs.kə ty e.ty.di/
Qu'est-ce que tu étudies ?What do you study?
Notes
étudieris studying a subject;réviseris revising for an exam. Seeetudes.Double
iinnous:nous étudiionsin the imperfect — the stem'siplus the ending's. It looks wrong and is right. Seeverbes-orthographe.