déchirer

/de.ʃi.ʁe/

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
déchire
past
a déchiré
perfect
déchiré

Meaning

  1. to tear

    • Il déchire accidentellement la page.

      He accidentally tears the page.

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

rasgar

rasgar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tear."

Practice

1 What does déchirer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ accidentellement la page.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches déchirer?

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