Daily Verb Lesson: French for direct is diriger
The French for direct is the regular ER verb diriger.To remember this, imagine you direct a DIRIGIBLE!
diriger can also mean: to control, to steer, to aim; to be in charge of, to manage, to run, to supervise; to point; to dispatch; to conduct (ie orchestra).
Related words include:
- se diriger (vers) (vr) : to head for, to make for.
- les dirigeants (nmpl) : leadership; rulers.
- dirigeant/e (adj m/f : ruling, leading.
About 230 ER verbs end in GER. Before the letter a or o, the g changes to ge so that the g remains soft (like the g in giraffe rather than g in go).
Examples of this family of verb conjugations: changer, décourager, diriger, échanger, exiger, ronger, soulager, venger.
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Imagine you direct a DIRIGIBLE.
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent direct |
dirige | diriges | dirige | dirigeons | dirigez | dirigent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait directed |
dirigeais | dirigeais | dirigeait | dirigions | dirigiez | dirigeaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple directed |
dirigeai | dirigeas | dirigea | dirigeâmes | dirigeâtes | dirigèrent |
| Future Futur will direct |
dirigerai | dirigeras | dirigera | dirigerons | dirigerez | dirigeront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would direct |
dirigerais | dirigerais | dirigerait | dirigerions | dirigeriez | changeraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may direct |
dirige | diriges | dirige | dirigions | dirigiez | dirigent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have directed |
ai dirigé | as dirigé | a dirigé | avons dirigé | avez dirigé | ont dirigé |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had directed |
avais dirigé | avais dirigé | avait dirigé | avions dirigé | aviez dirigé | avaient dirigé |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have directed |
aurai dirigé | auras dirigé | aura dirigé | aurons dirigé | aurez dirigé | auront dirigé |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would've directed | aurais dirigé | aurais dirigé | aurait dirigé | aurions dirigé | auriez dirigé | auraient dirigé |
| Imperative Imperatif direct! |
dirige ! | dirigeons ! | dirigez ! | |||
✔ diriger is a regular ER verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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