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Enseigner (to teach) – Apprendre (to learn)

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**Tips to remember “apprendre”:**

1. Associate “apprendre” with the English phrase “apprehend knowledge” since they’re phonetically similar.
2. Link it with the English word “apprentice,” someone who is learning a trade or skill.
3. Remember the mnemonic “A Friend Learns” – “A Friend” sounds like “apprend” and emphasizes the idea of learning.

**Explanations:**

“Apprendre” comes from the Latin “apprehendere,” which means “to grasp” or “to learn.” In French, “apprendre” can mean “to learn,” “to teach” (in some contexts), as well as “to hear” or “to find out” something.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**

– Étudier (to study)
– Enseigner (to teach, but not to learn)
– Comprendre (to understand, but more related to comprehension than the act of learning)

**Conjugations:**

Infinitive: apprendre (to learn)

Present Indicative:
– Je apprends (I learn/I am learning)
– Tu apprends (You learn/You are learning)
– Il/Elle/On apprend (He/She/One learns/He/She/One is learning)
– Nous apprenons (We learn/We are learning)
– Vous apprenez (You learn/You are learning – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles apprennent (They learn/They are learning)

Imperfect:
– J’apprenais (I was learning)
– Tu apprenais (You were learning)
– Il/Elle/On apprenait (He/She/One was learning)
– Nous apprenions (We were learning)
– Vous appreniez (You were learning – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles apprenaient (They were learning)

Future Simple:
– J’apprendrai (I will learn)
– Tu apprendras (You will learn)
– Il/Elle/On apprendra (He/She/One will learn)
– Nous apprendrons (We will learn)
– Vous apprendrez (You will learn – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles apprendront (They will learn)

Passé composé (Compound Past):
– J’ai appris (I learned/I have learned)
– Tu as appris (You learned/You have learned)
– Il/Elle/On a appris (He/She/One learned/He/She/One has learned)
– Nous avons appris (We learned/We have learned)
– Vous avez appris (You learned/You have learned – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles ont appris (They learned/They have learned)

**Examples of sentences that use “apprendre”:**

– Je veux apprendre le français. (I want to learn French.)
– Hier, j’ai appris une nouvelle recette. (Yesterday, I learned a new recipe.)
– Nous apprendrons la guitare cet été. (We will learn guitar this summer.)
– Les enfants apprennent vite. (Children learn quickly.)
– Tu apprenais l’espagnol quand j’ai téléphoné. (You were learning Spanish when I called.)

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