/lyte/to struggleB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- contre · pour — contre for what against, pour for what for
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
lutt-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
lutt-+-ons -ez -ent
lutt-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
lutt-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
lutt-+-e -es -e -ent
lutter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
lutter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
lutter
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
lutté
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
lutté
Conjugation
| I | je lutte/ʒə lyt/I struggle | /ʒə lyt/ | I struggle |
| you | tu luttes/ty lyt/you struggle | /ty lyt/ | you struggle |
| he/she | il lutte/il lyt/he struggles | /il lyt/ | he struggles |
| we | nous luttons/nu lytɔ̃/we struggle | /nu lytɔ̃/ | we struggle |
| you | vous luttez/vu lyte/you struggle | /vu lyte/ | you struggle |
| they | ils luttent/il lyt/they struggle | /il lyt/ | they struggle |
Examples
- /nu ly.tɔ̃ kɔ̃tʁ la pɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
Nous luttons contre la pollution.We're fighting pollution.
- /il a ly.te puʁ se dʁwa/
Il a lutté pour ses droits.He fought for his rights.
- /ʒə nə lyt pa/
Je ne lutte pas.I'm not fighting it.
Set phrases
lutter contreto fight against
la luttethe struggle; wrestling
Notes
lutter contreis standard in environmental and social writing —la lutte contre le changement climatique. Seenature-animaux.