FlexiLingo/ɑ̃pʁœ̃te/to borrowA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · à — Takes a direct object, and à for who you borrow from
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
emprunt-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
emprunt-+-ons -ez -ent
emprunt-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
emprunt-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
emprunt-+-e -es -e -ent
emprunter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
emprunter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
emprunter
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
emprunté
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
emprunté
Conjugation
| I | j'emprunte/ʒɑ̃pʁœ̃t/I borrow | /ʒɑ̃pʁœ̃t/ | I borrow |
| you | tu empruntes/ty ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/you borrow | /ty ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/ | you borrow |
| he/she | il emprunte/il ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/he borrows | /il ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/ | he borrows |
| we | nous empruntons/nuz ɑ̃pʁœ̃tɔ̃/we borrow | /nuz ɑ̃pʁœ̃tɔ̃/ | we borrow |
| you | vous empruntez/vuz ɑ̃pʁœ̃te/you borrow | /vuz ɑ̃pʁœ̃te/ | you borrow |
| they | ils empruntent/ilz ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/they borrow | /ilz ɑ̃pʁœ̃t/ | they borrow |
Examples
- /ʒe ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te də laʁ.ʒɑ̃ a mɔ̃ fʁɛʁ/
J'ai emprunté de l'argent à mon frère.I borrowed money from my brother.
- /ʒə pøz ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te tɔ̃ sti.lo/
Je peux emprunter ton stylo ?Can I borrow your pen?
- /ʒe ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te œ̃ livʁ a la bi.bli.o.tɛk/
J'ai emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque.I borrowed a book from the library.
Set phrases
emprunter àto borrow from
un emprunta loan
Notes
emprunter à, notde. French borrows something TO someone:emprunter de l'argent à mon frère. English says "from", so this one has to be built consciously.emprunteris to borrow,prêteris to lend. English speakers rarely mix these up, but note that a road can also beemprunté— taken.