To touch in French 🇫🇷

Cognate

Looks like English touch and that’s what the verb means

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toucher info.

Tips to remember the French word “toucher”:
– Associate “toucher” with “to touch” by remembering that they both start with the letter “T”.
– Think of the phrase “touché,” which is used in English to acknowledge a clever point in an argument, and remember it comes from French fencing meaning someone has been touched or hit.

Explanations:
– “Toucher” is a regular -er verb in French, which means it follows a common pattern of conjugation.
– It means “to touch” but can also imply affecting or concerning someone emotionally or dealing with a subject.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Palper” means to feel or grope something physically.
– “Effleurer” implies a lighter, more fleeting touch.
– “Tâter” is to feel or touch something typically to ascertain its texture or quality, often using the hands.

Conjugations of “toucher”:

Present:
– je touche (I touch)
– tu touches (you touch, singular informal)
– il/elle/on touche (he/she/one touches)
– nous touchons (we touch)
– vous touchez (you touch, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles touchent (they touch, masculine/feminine)

Imperfect:
– je touchais (I was touching)
– tu touchais (you were touching, singular informal)
– il/elle/on touchait (he/she/one was touching)
– nous touchions (we were touching)
– vous touchiez (you were touching, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles touchaient (they were touching, masculine/feminine)

Future:
– je toucherai (I will touch)
– tu toucheras (you will touch, singular informal)
– il/elle/on touchera (he/she/one will touch)
– nous toucherons (we will touch)
– vous toucherez (you will touch, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles toucheront (they will touch, masculine/feminine)

Examples of sentences using “toucher”:
– “Ne touche pas le feu, c’est dangereux!” (Don’t touch the fire, it’s dangerous!)
– “Cette histoire m’a vraiment touché.” (This story really touched me.)
– “Nous toucherons du bois pour de la bonne chance.” (We’ll touch wood for good luck.)
– “Elle touchait la soie du bout des doigts pour sentir sa texture.” (She was touching the silk with her fingertips to feel its texture.)
– “Ils toucheront le sujet sensible lors de la réunion.” (They will address the sensitive subject during the meeting.)

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