mettre au lit
/mɛtʁ o li/
verb
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met au lit
- past
- a mis au lit
- perfect
- mis au lit
Meaning
Similar words
"mettre au lit" means "to put to bed," someone else, like a child; "se coucher" means to go to bed, oneself — a directional distinction.
Practice
1 What does mettre au lit mean?
to put to bed
2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ les enfants au lit à huit heures.
Full sentence: Elle met les enfants au lit à huit heures. (She puts the children to bed at eight o'clock.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre au lit?
mettre au lit: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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