Daily Verb Lesson: French for enlarge is
s'élargir
The French for enlarge is the regular ER reflexive verb s'élargir. To remember this, imagine you "SAY LARGE EAR..." and enlarge the size of the LARGE EAR!
s'élargir can also mean; to expand, to increase, to widen.
Related words include:
- élargi/e (adj/pp) : enlarged, expanded.
- l'élargissement (nm) : enlargement, diversification, expansion.
- élarger (v) : to widen, to extend, to stretch.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se). Reflexive verbs also take être in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine you "SAY LARGE EAR..." and enlarge
the size of the LARGE EAR!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent enlarge |
élargis | élargis | élargit | élargissons | élargissez | élargissent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait was enlarged |
élargissais | élargissais | élargissait | élargissions | élargissiez | élargissaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple was enlarged |
élargis | élargis | élargit | élargiîmes | élargiîtes | élargirent |
| Future Futur will enlarge |
élargirai | élargiras | élargira | élargirons | élargirez | élargiront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would enlarge |
élargirais | élargirais | élargirait | élargirions | élargiriez | élargiraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may enlarge |
élargisse | élargisses | élargisse | élargissions | élargissiez | élargissent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have enlarged |
me suis élargi(e) |
t'es élargi(e) |
s'est élargi(e) |
nous sommes élargi(e)s |
vous êtes élargi(e)s |
se sont élargi(e)s |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had enlarged |
m'étais élargi(e) |
t'étais élargi(e) |
s'était élargi(e) |
nous étions élargi(e)s |
vous étiez élargi(e)s |
s'étaient élargi(e)s |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have been |
me serai élargi(e) |
te seras élargi(e) |
se sera élargi(e) |
nous serons élargi(e)s |
vous serez élargi(e)s |
se seront élargi(e)s |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have been |
me serais élargi(e) |
te serais élargi(e) |
se serait élargi(e) |
nous serions élargi(e)s |
vous seriez élargi(e)s | se seraient élargi(e)s |
| Imperative Imperatif enlarge! |
élargis-toi ! | élargissons-nous ! | élargissez-vous ! | |||
✔ s'élargir is a regular ER reflexive verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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