bénir

/benіʁ/

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 Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
bénit
past
a béni
perfect
béni

Meaning

  1. to bless

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abençoar

abençoar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bless."

Portuguese

benzer

benzer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bless."

Practice

1 What does bénir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le prêtre va ___ la nouvelle église.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bénir?

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