"de" verbs Flashcards
de = of or from
many verbs of “commanding” or recommending, including commanding oneself:
commander/ demander/ persuader/ recommander/ conseiller
when there is a notion of “stopping” the action: arrêter, cesser, empêcher
many cases where de would have been used with a noun, and where de carries a genuine value of “from”, “of”, “for”: accuser/ remercier/ soupçonner
ordonner (de)
to order (to)
Oublier (de)
to forget (to)
Pardonner (de)
to forgive (of)
permettre (de)
to allow (to)
Persuader (de
to persuade (to)
se plaindre (de)
to take care (of)
se presser (de)
to hurry (from)
prier (de)
to pray (to)
promettre (de)
to promise (to)
proposer (de)
to offer (to)
punir (de)
to punish (punishing)
rappeler (de)
to remind (of)
se rappeler (de)
to recall (remember)
refuser (de)
to refuse (to)
regretter (de)
to regret (to feel sorry for)
remercier (de)
to thank (to be thankful for)
reprocher (de)
to blame (for)
résoudre (de)
to solve (for)
rire (de)
to laugh (at)
risquer (de)
to risk
souffrir (de)
to suffer (from)
soupçonner (de)
to suspect (that)
se souvenir (de)
to remember
suggérer (de)
to suggest (that)
tenter (de)
to try (to)
venir (de)
to come (from)
se dépêcher (de)
to hurry (to)
dire (de)
to say (about)
s’efforcer de
to strive to
empêcher (de)
to prevent (from)
s’empresser (de)
to rush (to)
entreprendre de
to undertake