/tʁie/to sortB1
- 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
tri-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
tri-+-ons -ez -ent
tri-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
tri-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
tri-+-e -es -e -ent
trier-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
trier-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
trier
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
trié
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
trié
Conjugation
| I | je trie/ʒə tʁi/I sort | /ʒə tʁi/ | I sort |
| you | tu tries/ty tʁi/you sort | /ty tʁi/ | you sort |
| he/she | il trie/il tʁi/he sorts | /il tʁi/ | he sorts |
| we | nous trions/nu tʁiɔ̃/we sort | /nu tʁiɔ̃/ | we sort |
| you | vous triez/vu tʁie/you sort | /vu tʁie/ | you sort |
| they | ils trient/il tʁi/they sort | /il tʁi/ | they sort |
Examples
- /ʒə tʁi me de.ʃɛ/
Je trie mes déchets.I sort my recycling.
- /il fo tʁi.e/
Il faut trier.It has to be sorted.
- /il a tʁi.e le fo.to/
Il a trié les photos.He sorted the photos.
Set phrases
trier les déchetsto sort one's recycling
le trisorting
Notes
trier ses déchetsis sorting your recycling — a standard environment-essay phrase. Seenature-animaux.