/aʁɑ̃ʒe/to arrangeB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'arranger for sorting itself out
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
arrang-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
arrange-+-ons -ez -ent
arrange-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
arrange-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
arrang-+-e -es -e -ent
arranger-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
arranger-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
arranger
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
arrangé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
arrangé
Conjugation
| I | j'arrange/ʒaʁɑ̃ʒ/I arrange | /ʒaʁɑ̃ʒ/ | I arrange |
| you | tu arranges/ty aʁɑ̃ʒ/you arrange | /ty aʁɑ̃ʒ/ | you arrange |
| he/she | il arrange/il aʁɑ̃ʒ/he arranges | /il aʁɑ̃ʒ/ | he arranges |
| we | nous arrangeons/nuz aʁɑ̃ʒɔ̃/we arrange | /nuz aʁɑ̃ʒɔ̃/ | we arrange |
| you | vous arrangez/vuz aʁɑ̃ʒe/you arrange | /vuz aʁɑ̃ʒe/ | you arrange |
| they | ils arrangent/ilz aʁɑ̃ʒ/they arrange | /ilz aʁɑ̃ʒ/ | they arrange |
Examples
- /sa ma.ʁɑ̃ʒ/
Ça m'arrange.That suits me.
- /ʒe tu.t‿a.ʁɑ̃.ʒe/
J'ai tout arrangé.I've sorted it all out.
- /sa va sa.ʁɑ̃.ʒe/
Ça va s'arranger.It'll work out.
Set phrases
ça m'arrangethat suits me
s'arrangerto work out, to sort itself out
Notes
Ça m'arrangemeans "that works for me" — about convenience, not arranging anything. It is one of the commonest ways to accept a suggested time.