All verbs

/atɛʁiʁ/to landA2

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
atterrissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

atterr-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

atterriss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

atterriss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

atterriss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

atterriss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
atterrir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

atterrir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

atterrir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

atterrir

Past participle
atterri

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

atterri

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

atterri

Conjugation

présent
Ij'atterris/ʒatɛʁi/I land
youtu atterris/ty atɛʁi/you land
he/sheil atterrit/il atɛʁi/he lands
wenous atterrissons/nuz atɛʁisɔ̃/we land
youvous atterrissez/vuz atɛʁise/you land
theyils atterrissent/ilz atɛʁis/they land

Examples

  • L'avion atterrit à Toronto.

    /la.vjɔ̃ a.tɛ.ʁi a to.ʁɔ̃.to/

    The plane lands in Toronto.

  • Les avions atterrissent ici.

    /le.z‿a.vjɔ̃.z‿a.tɛ.ʁis i.si/

    Planes land here.

  • Quand atterrissons-nous ?

    /kɑ̃t a.tɛ.ʁi.sɔ̃.nu/

    When do we land?

Notes

  • Look at the middle of the word: terre, earth. To land is to come back to the ground — the same image as English "to land".