avoir le mal du pays

/a.vwaʁ lə mal dy pe.i/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

present
a le mal du pays
past
a eu le mal du pays
perfect
eu le mal du pays

Meaning

  1. to be homesick

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 le mal du pays mean?

2 Fill the gap: Depuis son départ, il a le mal du ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le mal du pays?

verb

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