/maʁʃe/to walkA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- no object — No object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
march-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
march-+-ons -ez -ent
march-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
march-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
march-+-e -es -e -ent
marcher-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
marcher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
marcher
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
marché
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
marché
Conjugation
| I | je marche/ʒə maʁʃ/I walk | /ʒə maʁʃ/ | I walk |
| you | tu marches/ty maʁʃ/you walk | /ty maʁʃ/ | you walk |
| he/she | il marche/il maʁʃ/he walks | /il maʁʃ/ | he walks |
| we | nous marchons/nu maʁʃɔ̃/we walk | /nu maʁʃɔ̃/ | we walk |
| you | vous marchez/vu maʁʃe/you walk | /vu maʁʃe/ | you walk |
| they | ils marchent/il maʁʃ/they walk | /il maʁʃ/ | they walk |
Examples
- /ʒə maʁʃ/
Je marche.I'm walking.
- /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ maʁ.ʃe yn œʁ/
Nous avons marché une heure.We walked for an hour.
- /sa nə maʁʃ pa/
Ça ne marche pas.It doesn't work.
Set phrases
ça marcheOK, sounds good
marcher à piedto go on foot
Notes
It means both to walk and to work (of a machine).
Ça ne marche pasis what you say about a broken device — nevertravailler, which is only for people. Seetechnologie.Ça marche !is a very common way to say "OK, that works, will do".