To look for in French 🇫🇷

Attention

Although we use the same word in English “look”

To look ( at ) regarder
To look for chercher

Are two totally different verbs

It helps to think of the preposition being built into the verb and changing its meaning

Another example

To look within is to reflect réfléchir

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Cognate ?

Resembles English Search and that’s what it means

9 months ago

chercher info.

**Tips to remember the French word ‘chercher’:**
Think of the English phrase “to search for,” which sounds similar to ‘chercher’. This can help you recall that ‘chercher’ means ‘to look for’ or ‘to search for’. The “ch” in both ‘chercher’ and “search” can be a mnemonic link.

**Explanations:**
‘Chercher’ is a French regular -er verb. Since it’s a regular verb, it follows the typical conjugation pattern for -er verbs.

**Conjugations of ‘chercher’:**

*Present tense:*
– je cherche (I look for/I am looking for)
– tu cherches (you look for/you are looking for) [singular informal]
– il/elle/on cherche (he/she/one looks for/he/she/one is looking for)
– nous cherchons (we look for/we are looking for)
– vous cherchez (you look for/you are looking for) [plural formal]
– ils/elles cherchent (they look for/they are looking for)

*Past tense (Passé Composé):*
– j’ai cherché (I looked for/I have looked for)
– tu as cherché (you looked for/you have looked for)
– il/elle/on a cherché (he/she/one looked for/he/she/one has looked for)
– nous avons cherché (we looked for/we have looked for)
– vous avez cherché (you looked for/you have looked for)
– ils/elles ont cherché (they looked for/they have looked for)

*Future tense:*
– je chercherai (I will look for)
– tu chercheras (you will look for)
– il/elle/on cherchera (he/she/one will look for)
– nous chercherons (we will look for)
– vous chercherez (you will look for)
– ils/elles chercheront (they will look for)

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
Other French verbs that can mean “to look for” include “rechercher”, which suggests a more intense or detailed search.

**Examples of sentences that use ‘chercher’:**
– Je cherche mes clés. (I am looking for my keys.)
– Elle cherche un nouvel emploi. (She is looking for a new job.)
– Nous avons cherché partout, mais nous n’avons pas trouvé ton livre. (We looked everywhere, but we didn’t find your book.)
– Ils chercheront un nouvel appartement quand ils arriveront en ville. (They will look for a new apartment when they arrive in town.)

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