se tenir debout

/sə tə.niʁ də.bu/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
se tient debout
past
s'est tenu debout
perfect
tenu debout

Meaning

  1. to stand

    • Il se tient debout devant la porte.

      He is standing in front of the door.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Practice

1 What does se tenir debout mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se tient ___ devant la porte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se tenir debout?

verb

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