/melɑ̃ʒe/to mixA1
- 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
mélang-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
mélange-+-ons -ez -ent
mélange-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
mélange-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
mélang-+-e -es -e -ent
mélanger-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
mélanger-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
mélanger
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
mélangé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
mélangé
Conjugation
| I | je mélange/ʒə melɑ̃ʒ/I mix | /ʒə melɑ̃ʒ/ | I mix |
| you | tu mélanges/ty melɑ̃ʒ/you mix | /ty melɑ̃ʒ/ | you mix |
| he/she | il mélange/il melɑ̃ʒ/he mixes | /il melɑ̃ʒ/ | he mixes |
| we | nous mélangeons/nu melɑ̃ʒɔ̃/we mix | /nu melɑ̃ʒɔ̃/ | we mix |
| you | vous mélangez/vu melɑ̃ʒe/you mix | /vu melɑ̃ʒe/ | you mix |
| they | ils mélangent/il melɑ̃ʒ/they mix | /il melɑ̃ʒ/ | they mix |
Examples
- /ʒə me.lɑ̃ʒ le.z‿ɛ̃.ɡʁe.djɑ̃/
Je mélange les ingrédients.I mix the ingredients.
- /me.lɑ̃ʒ bjɛ̃/
Mélange bien.Mix it well.
- /il a tu me.lɑ̃.ʒe/
Il a tout mélangé.He mixed everything up.
Set phrases
mélanger les motsto mix words up
Notes
It also means to confuse two things:
Je mélange toujours ces deux mots— I always get these two words mixed up. Useful for talking about your own French.