Daily Verb Lesson: French for surround is cerner
The French for surround is the regular ER verb cerner.To remember this, imagine the braves surround the wagon train -
quite a conCERN AYE!!
Cerner can also mean: to encircle, to hem in, to close in on, to border; to define, to determine, to outline.
Related words include:
- Vous êtes cernés! You are surrounded!
- le cerne (nm): ring, circle (e.g. under eye).
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The braves surround the wagon train
- quite a conCERN AYE!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent surround |
cerne | cernes | cerne | cernons | cernez | cernent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait surrounded |
cernais | cernais | cernait | cernions | cerniez | cernaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple surrounded |
cernai | cernas | cerna | cernâmes | cernâtes | cernèrent |
| Future Futur will surround |
cernerai | cerneras | cernera | cernerons | cernerez | cerneront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would surround |
cernerais | cernerais | cernerait | cernerions | cerneriez | cerneraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may surround |
cerne | cernes | cerne | cernions | cerniez | cernent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have surrounded |
ai cerné | as cerné | a cerné | avons cerné | avez cerné | ont cerné |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had surrounded |
avais cerné | avais cerné | avait cerné | avions cerné | aviez cerné | avaient cerné |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have surrounded |
aurai cerné | auras cerné | aura cerné | aurons cerné | aurez cerné | auront cerné |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would've surrounded |
aurais cerné | aurais cerné | aurait cerné | aurions cerné | auriez cerné | auraient cerné |
| Imperative Imperatif surround! |
cerne ! | cernons ! | cernez ! | |||
✔ Cerner is a regular ER verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
✔ Learn cerner and it will reinforce the pattern for ALL those other ER verbs.
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