Daily Verb Lesson: French for harness is atteler
The French for harness (to) is the regular ER verb atteler (à).To remember this, imagine harnessing his horse is PM Clement ATTLEE!
atteler can also mean: to hitch up, to tether, to lasso; to couple (e.g. a wagon) .
Related words include:
- s'atteler (à une tâche) (vr) : to tackle, to buckle down (to a task).
- l'attelage (nm) : harness, yoke, coupling; the process of harnessing, hitching up the team of animals.
There are about 130 ER verbs ending in ELER or ETER which double the letter l after a mute e. Examples of this family of verb conjugations: atteler, cureter, ensorceler, grommeler, hoqueter, museler, taveler.
Note there are some exceptions: instead of double ll or tt, a grave accent - è - is used on the e before the L or T, e.g. modeler (je modèle) and acheter (j'achète).
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Imagine harnessing his horse is PM Clement ATTLEE!
(British Prime Minister after the war 1945-51.)
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent harness |
attelle | attelles | attelle | attelons | attelez | attellent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait harnessed |
attelais | attelais | attelait | attelions | atteliez | attelaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple harnessed |
attelai | attelas | attela | attelâmes | attelâtes | attelèrent |
| Future Futur will harness |
attellerai | attelleras | attellera | attellerons | attellerez | attelleront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would harness |
attellerais | attellerais | attellerait | attellerions | attelleriez | attelleraient |
| Present Subjunctive Subjonctif may harness |
attelle | attelles | attelle | attelions | atteliez | attellent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have harnessed |
ai attelé | as attelé | a attelé | avons attelé | avez attelé | ont attelé |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had harnessed |
avais attelé | avais attelé | avait attelé | avions attelé | aviez attelé | avaient attelé |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have harnessed |
aurai attelé | auras attelé | aura attelé | aurons attelé | aurez attelé | auront attelé |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have harnessed |
aurais attelé | aurais attelé | aurait attelé | aurions attelé | auriez attelé | auraient attelé |
| Imperative Imperatif harness! |
attelle ! | attelons ! | attelez ! | |||
✔ atteler is a regular ER verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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