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to build

Nous bâtissons un meilleur monde.
We’re building a better world.

THIS WEEK
We’re looking at regular -ir verbs. Each day, we’ll choose a new verb and show an example conjugated in a different person of the present tense. To learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs, check out our -ir verb conjugation page in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to enjoy

Jouissez du soleil en visitant le Midi de France.
Enjoy the sun while visiting the South of France.

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We’re looking at regular -ir verbs. Each day, we’ll choose a new verb and show an example conjugated in a different person of the present tense. To learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs, check out our -ir verb conjugation page in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to finish

Finis-tu tes devoirs avant de te coucher?
Do you finish your homework before going to bed?

THIS WEEK
We’re looking at regular -ir verbs. Each day, we’ll choose a new verb and show an example conjugated in a different person of the present tense. To learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs, check out our -ir verb conjugation page in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to establish, to set

La commission établit des nouvelles règles.
The commission is establishing new rules.

THIS WEEK
We’re looking at regular -ir verbs. Each day, we’ll choose a new verb and show an example conjugated in a different person of the present tense. To learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs, check out our -ir verb conjugation page in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to choose

Je choisis les chaussures rouges.
I am choosing the red shoes.

THIS WEEK
We’ll take a look at one of the little unsung heroes of the French language — the regular -ir verb. While not as common as -er verbs, -ir verbs contain several among them that are frequently used and important to know. Each day, we’ll choose a different verb and show an example conjugated in a different person of the present tense. To learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs, check out our -ir verb conjugation page in our Quick Verb Guide.

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the reopening

Tous les voyageurs bloqués attendaient la réouverture des aéroports.
All the stranded travelers were waiting for the reopening of the airports.

OOPS
Our example sentence yesterday had two agreement errors. We incorrectly conjugated a form of the verb devoir and inadvertently left an s off of leurs before the plural noun vols. The corrected example is below:

• Les lignes aériennes devaient annuler leurs vols en raison du nuage volcanique.
• The airlines had to cancel their flights due to the volcanic cloud.

THIS WEEK
With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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to cancel

Les lignes aériennes devaient annuler leurs vols en raison du nuage volcanique.
The airlines had to cancel their flights due to the volcanic cloud.

THIS WEEK
With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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to ground (when used in the context of aviation)

L’éruption volcanique a cloué des milliers d’avions.
The volcanic eruption grounded thousands of planes.

THIS WEEK
With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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stuck, stranded

Des milliers de voyageurs étaient bloqués partout dans le monde.
Thousands of travelers were stuck all over the world.

THIS WEEK
It’s not every week that we witness a volcano eruption having a major impact on European news. With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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a plume

Les vents ont poussé le panache de cendres du volcan islandais vers Europe.
The winds pushed the plume of ash from the Icelandic volcano toward Europe.

THIS WEEK
It’s not every week that we witness a volcano eruption having a major impact on European news. With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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