/ɛ̃kjete/to worryB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'inquiéter pour for worrying about someone
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
inquièt-+-e -es -e
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
inquiét-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils inquiètentthe rule said inquiétent
inquiét-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
inquiét-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
inquièt-+-e -es -e -ent
inquiéter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
inquiéter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
inquiéter
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
inquiété
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
inquiété
Conjugation
| I | j'inquiète/ʒɛ̃kjɛt/I worry | /ʒɛ̃kjɛt/ | I worry |
| you | tu inquiètes/ty ɛ̃kjɛt/you worry | /ty ɛ̃kjɛt/ | you worry |
| he/she | il inquiète/il ɛ̃kjɛt/he worries | /il ɛ̃kjɛt/ | he worries |
| we | nous inquiétons/nuz ɛ̃kjetɔ̃/we worry | /nuz ɛ̃kjetɔ̃/ | we worry |
| you | vous inquiétez/vuz ɛ̃kjete/you worry | /vuz ɛ̃kjete/ | you worry |
| they | ils inquiètent/ilz ɛ̃kjɛt/they worry | /ilz ɛ̃kjɛt/ | they worry |
Examples
- /nə tɛ̃.kjɛt pa/
Ne t'inquiète pas.Don't worry.
- /ʒə mɛ̃.kjɛt puʁ lɥi/
Je m'inquiète pour lui.I'm worried about him.
- /sa mɛ̃.kjɛt/
Ça m'inquiète.It worries me.
Set phrases
s'inquiéter pourto worry about
Ne t'inquiète pasDon't worry
Notes
Ne t'inquiète pasis the everyday "don't worry" — worth learning as one block.Ne vous inquiétez pasforvous.pourfor the person you worry about,defor the thing:Je m'inquiète pour lui.