faire la navette

/fɛʁ la na.vɛt/

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
fait la navette
past
a fait la navette
perfect
fait la navette

Meaning

  1. to commute, shuttle back and forth

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 faire la navette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il fait la ___ entre Paris et Lyon chaque semaine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire la navette?

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