/tuʃe/to touchA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · à — Takes a direct object; à for meddling with something
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
touch-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
touch-+-ons -ez -ent
touch-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
touch-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
touch-+-e -es -e -ent
toucher-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
toucher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
toucher
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
touché
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
touché
Conjugation
| I | je touche/ʒə tuʃ/I touch | /ʒə tuʃ/ | I touch |
| you | tu touches/ty tuʃ/you touch | /ty tuʃ/ | you touch |
| he/she | il touche/il tuʃ/he touches | /il tuʃ/ | he touches |
| we | nous touchons/nu tuʃɔ̃/we touch | /nu tuʃɔ̃/ | we touch |
| you | vous touchez/vu tuʃe/you touch | /vu tuʃe/ | you touch |
| they | ils touchent/il tuʃ/they touch | /il tuʃ/ | they touch |
Examples
- /nə tuʃ pa/
Ne touche pas.Don't touch.
- /ni tuʃ pa/
N'y touche pas.Don't touch it.
- /ʒə ne pa py lə tu.ʃe/
Je n'ai pas pu le toucher.I couldn't reach it.
Set phrases
toucher un salaireto draw a salary
être touché parto be moved by
Notes
toucher un salaireis to be paid — you touch the money. Seeargent.toucher àis meddling:N'y touche pas— don't touch that, leave it alone.Emotionally moved, as in English:
J'ai été très touché.