Sunday, October 20, 2019
All About Mettre - Irregular French Verb
All About Mettre - Irregular French Verb Mettre, which means to put, is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and is found in a number of idiomatic expressions.Using mettreMettre means to put:   Jai mis les livres sur la table.   I put the books on the table.   Il faut mettre sa famille avant son travail.   You have to put your family before your work.   Mettez les mains en lair.   Put your hands in the air.   Il veut mettre de largent dans votre affaire.   He wants to put money into your business.Mettre has various other meanings as well.1. to put on   Tu dois mettre un pull.   You need to put on a sweater.2. to spend time on   Jai mis deux semaines le faire.   I spent two weeks doing it.3. to turn on, activate   Peux-tu mettre la radio ?   Could you turn on the radio?4. to suppose   Mettons quil a raison....   Supposing / Lets just say that hes ri ght....Mettre noun infinitive means to put something up/out/on to do something:   Jai mis de leau bouillir.   I put some water on to boil.    Il doit mettre le linge sà ©cher.   He has to put (hang) the laundry up to dry.Se mettreSe mettre also has many different meanings.1. to put oneself   Mets-toi cà ´tà © de ton frà ¨re.   Put yourself next to your brother, Go sit/stand next to your brother.   Je dois me mettre lombre.   I have to get into the shade.(figurative)   Je ne sais pas oà ¹ me mettre.   I dont know where to look / what to do with myself.   se mettre dans une situation dà ©licate   to put/get oneself into a delicate situation2. to become (weather)   Il va se mettre au froid demain.   Its going to get/turn cold tomorrow.   Il sest mis au chaud.   It got hot.3. se mettre - to start, set to, take up   Il sest enfin mis au travail.   He finally started working.   Je vais me mettre la danse.   Im going to take up dancing.   Quand vas -tu te mettre à ©tudier ?   When are you going to start / set about studying?Expressions with mettre   mettre lessai - to put to the test   mettre en relief - to accentuate, bring out, emphasize   Il y a mis le temps ! - He took his sweet time about it!   se mettre au rà ©gime - to go on a diet   More expressions with mettreConjugationsPresent tense   je mets   tu mets   il met   nous mettons   vous mettez   ils mettentAll tenses
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