/ɡʁije/to grillA2
- 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
grill-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
grill-+-ons -ez -ent
grill-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
grill-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
grill-+-e -es -e -ent
griller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
griller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
griller
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
grillé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
grillé
Conjugation
| I | je grille/ʒə ɡʁij/I grill | /ʒə ɡʁij/ | I grill |
| you | tu grilles/ty ɡʁij/you grill | /ty ɡʁij/ | you grill |
| he/she | il grille/il ɡʁij/he grills | /il ɡʁij/ | he grills |
| we | nous grillons/nu ɡʁijɔ̃/we grill | /nu ɡʁijɔ̃/ | we grill |
| you | vous grillez/vu ɡʁije/you grill | /vu ɡʁije/ | you grill |
| they | ils grillent/il ɡʁij/they grill | /il ɡʁij/ | they grill |
Examples
- /ʒə ɡʁij la vjɑ̃d/
Je grille la viande.I grill the meat.
- /fɛ ɡʁi.je lə pɛ̃/
Fais griller le pain.Toast the bread.
- /il a ɡʁi.je le le.ɡym/
Il a grillé les légumes.He grilled the vegetables.
Set phrases
griller un feu rougeto go through a red light
le pain grillétoast
Notes
griller un feu rougeis jumping a red light — the same idea asbrûler un feu.le pain grilléis toast. There is no separate word.