avoir du retard

/a.vwaʁ dy ʁə.taʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
a du retard
past
a eu du retard
perfect
eu du retard

Meaning

  1. to be running late, behind schedule

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does avoir du retard mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le train a du ___ ce matin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir du retard?

verb

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