compter sur ses doigts

/kɔ̃.te syʁ se dwa/

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
compte sur ses doigts
past
a compté sur ses doigts
perfect
compté sur ses doigts

Meaning

  1. to count on one's fingers

    • L'enfant compte sur ses doigts.

      The child counts on his fingers.

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

Practice

1 What does compter sur ses doigts mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'enfant compte sur ses ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches compter sur ses doigts?

verb

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