/ʁəmɛʁsje/to thankA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · de · pour — Takes a direct object, with de or pour for what
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
remerci-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
remerci-+-ons -ez -ent
remerci-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
remerci-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
remerci-+-e -es -e -ent
remercier-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
remercier-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
remercier
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
remercié
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
remercié
Conjugation
| I | je remercie/ʒə ʁəmɛʁsi/I thank | /ʒə ʁəmɛʁsi/ | I thank |
| you | tu remercies/ty ʁəmɛʁsi/you thank | /ty ʁəmɛʁsi/ | you thank |
| he/she | il remercie/il ʁəmɛʁsi/he thanks | /il ʁəmɛʁsi/ | he thanks |
| we | nous remercions/nu ʁəmɛʁsjɔ̃/we thank | /nu ʁəmɛʁsjɔ̃/ | we thank |
| you | vous remerciez/vu ʁəmɛʁsje/you thank | /vu ʁəmɛʁsje/ | you thank |
| they | ils remercient/il ʁəmɛʁsi/they thank | /il ʁəmɛʁsi/ | they thank |
Examples
- /ʒə vu ʁə.mɛʁ.si/
Je vous remercie.Thank you.
- /ʒə tə ʁə.mɛʁ.si dɛtʁ və.ny/
Je te remercie d'être venu.Thank you for coming.
- /ʒə le ʁə.mɛʁ.sje puʁ sɔ̃.n‿ɛd/
Je l'ai remercié pour son aide.I thanked him for his help.
Set phrases
remercier deto thank for
les remerciementsthanks
Notes
Je vous remercieis a shade more formal thanmerci— useful in an email or to someone you don't know.debefore a verb,pourbefore a noun:Merci d'être venubutMerci pour ton aide. Seeremercier-sexcuser.