prendre le train en marche

/pʁɑ̃dʁ lə tʁɛ̃ ɑ̃ maʁʃ/

verb B2

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
prend le train en marche
past
a pris le train en marche
perfect
pris le train en marche

Meaning

  1. to join something already in progress

    • Le nouvel employé prend le train en marche.

      The new employee joins something already in progress.

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 prendre le train en marche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le nouvel employé prend le train en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prendre le train en marche?

verb

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