donner sa langue au chat

/dɔ.ne sa lɑ̃g o ʃa/

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
donne sa langue au chat
past
a donné sa langue au chat
perfect
donné sa langue au chat

Meaning

  1. to give up guessing

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 donner sa langue au chat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je donne ma ___ au chat, quelle est la réponse ?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches donner sa langue au chat?

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