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All the words: French

grever

Level C1

Meaning

to weigh on, to burden financially

Example

Le service de la dette grève lourdement le budget des collectivités locales.

Debt servicing weighs heavily on the budgets of local authorities.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
grève
you (sg.)
grèves
he, she
grève
we
grevons
you (pl.)
grevez
they
grèvent
imperfect
I
grevais
you (sg.)
grevais
he, she
grevait
we
grevions
you (pl.)
greviez
they
grevaient
imperative
you (sg.)
grève
we
grevons
you (pl.)
grevez
future
I
grèverai
you (sg.)
grèveras
he, she
grèvera
we
grèverons
you (pl.)
grèverez
they
grèveront
conditional
I
grèverais
you (sg.)
grèverais
he, she
grèverait
we
grèverions
you (pl.)
grèveriez
they
grèveraient
present subjunctive
I
grève
you (sg.)
grèves
he, she
grève
we
grevions
you (pl.)
greviez
they
grèvent
simple past
I
grevai
you (sg.)
grevas
he, she
greva
we
grevâmes
you (pl.)
grevâtes
they
grevèrent

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