/ləve/to liftA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se lever for getting up
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
lèv-+-e -es -e
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
lev-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils lèventthe rule said levent
lev-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
lev-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
lèv-+-e -es -e -ent
lèver-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
lèver-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
lever
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
levé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
levé
Conjugation
| I | je lève/ʒə lɛv/I lift | /ʒə lɛv/ | I lift |
| you | tu lèves/ty lɛv/you lift | /ty lɛv/ | you lift |
| he/she | il lève/il lɛv/he lifts | /il lɛv/ | he lifts |
| we | nous levons/nu ləvɔ̃/we lift | /nu ləvɔ̃/ | we lift |
| you | vous levez/vu ləve/you lift | /vu ləve/ | you lift |
| they | ils lèvent/il lɛv/they lift | /il lɛv/ | they lift |
Examples
- /lɛv la mɛ̃/
Lève la main.Put your hand up.
- /ʒə mə lɛv a sɛt œʁ/
Je me lève à sept heures.I get up at seven.
- /nu nu sɔm lə.ve to/
Nous nous sommes levés tôt.We got up early.
Set phrases
se leverto get up
lever la mainto put one's hand up
Notes
se leveris getting up,leveris lifting something.Je me lève— I get up;Je lève la main— I raise my hand.Accent in the silent-ending persons:
je lèvebutnous levons. Seeverbes-orthographe.