mettre son grain de sel

/mɛtʁ sɔ̃ gʁɛ̃ də sɛl/

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
met son grain de sel
past
a mis son grain de sel
perfect
mis son grain de sel

Meaning

  1. to put in one's two cents

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 mettre son grain de sel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle met toujours son ___ de sel dans les discussions.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre son grain de sel?

verb

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