/sɛziʁ/to graspB1
- Family
- Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
- 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
sais-+-is -is -it
Plural — the nous stem
saisiss-+-ons -ez -ent
saisiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
saisiss-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
saisiss-+-e -es -e -ent
saisir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
saisir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
saisir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
saisi
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
saisi
Conjugation
| I | je saisis/ʒə sɛzi/I grasp | /ʒə sɛzi/ | I grasp |
| you | tu saisis/ty sɛzi/you grasp | /ty sɛzi/ | you grasp |
| he/she | il saisit/il sɛzi/he grasps | /il sɛzi/ | he grasps |
| we | nous saisissons/nu sɛzisɔ̃/we grasp | /nu sɛzisɔ̃/ | we grasp |
| you | vous saisissez/vu sɛzise/you grasp | /vu sɛzise/ | you grasp |
| they | ils saisissent/il sɛzis/they grasp | /il sɛzis/ | they grasp |
Examples
- /ʒə sɛ.zi lɔ.ka.zjɔ̃/
Je saisis l'occasion.I seize the opportunity.
- /ɛs kə ty sɛ.zi lə sɑ̃s/
Est-ce que tu saisis le sens ?Do you get the meaning?
- /nu sɛ.zi.sɔ̃ la ʃɑ̃s/
Nous saisissons la chance.We take the chance.
Notes
Physical grabbing and mental grasping, exactly as in English "grasp".
In computing it means to key in data:
saisir les données.