/fotoɡʁafje/to photographB1
- 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
photographi-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
photographi-+-ons -ez -ent
photographi-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
photographi-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
photographi-+-e -es -e -ent
photographier-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
photographier-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
photographier
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
photographié
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
photographié
Conjugation
| I | je photographie/ʒə fotoɡʁafi/I photograph | /ʒə fotoɡʁafi/ | I photograph |
| you | tu photographies/ty fotoɡʁafi/you photograph | /ty fotoɡʁafi/ | you photograph |
| he/she | il photographie/il fotoɡʁafi/he photographs | /il fotoɡʁafi/ | he photographs |
| we | nous photographions/nu fotoɡʁafjɔ̃/we photograph | /nu fotoɡʁafjɔ̃/ | we photograph |
| you | vous photographiez/vu fotoɡʁafje/you photograph | /vu fotoɡʁafje/ | you photograph |
| they | ils photographient/il fotoɡʁafi/they photograph | /il fotoɡʁafi/ | they photograph |
Examples
- /ʒe fo.to.ɡʁa.fje la tuʁ/
J'ai photographié la tour.I photographed the tower.
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di də fo.to.ɡʁa.fje/
Interdit de photographier.No photography.
- /ʒə ne ʁjɛ̃ fo.to.ɡʁa.fje/
Je n'ai rien photographié.I didn't photograph anything.
Set phrases
prendre une phototo take a photo
Notes
prendre une photois far commoner thanphotographierin speech.