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Friday, January 15, 2010

chercher

to look for

Je cherche mes clés que j’ai perdus hier soir.
I’m looking for my keys I lost last night.

TO SEE A COMPLETE CONJUGATION OF CHERCHER
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TIP
As humans, we seem to be constantly looking for something. Chercher is a verb you’ll find yourself using a lot in French conversation. Note that unlike in English, in which to look is followed by the word for, this preposition is not needed in French. Chercher means to look for.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is essential verbs for conversation. We’re reviewing some of the verbs that are key to day-to-day conversation. For other common verbs, including an example of how to conjugate other -er verbs like chercher, see our Quick Verb Guide at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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