/aʃte/to buyA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object: acheter quelque chose
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
achèt-+-e -es -e
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
achet-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils achètentthe rule said achetent
achet-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
achet-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
achèt-+-e -es -e -ent
achèter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
achèter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
acheter
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
acheté
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
acheté
Conjugation
| I | j'achète/ʒaʃɛt/I buy | /ʒaʃɛt/ | I buy |
| you | tu achètes/ty aʃɛt/you buy | /ty aʃɛt/ | you buy |
| he/she | il achète/il aʃɛt/he buys | /il aʃɛt/ | he buys |
| we | nous achetons/nuz aʃtɔ̃/we buy | /nuz aʃtɔ̃/ | we buy |
| you | vous achetez/vuz aʃte/you buy | /vuz aʃte/ | you buy |
| they | ils achètent/ilz aʃɛt/they buy | /ilz aʃɛt/ | they buy |
Examples
- /ʒa.ʃɛt œ̃ livʁ/
J'achète un livre.I'm buying a book.
- /nu.z‿aʃ.tɔ̃ dy pɛ̃/
Nous achetons du pain.We're buying bread.
- /kɛs.kə ty a.ʃɛt/
Qu'est-ce que tu achètes ?What are you buying?
Notes
The stem takes an accent in the four silent-ending persons:
j'achètebutnous achetons. Seeverbes-orthographe.