Stem in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishThe part of a verb form to which a grammatical ending is attached; a verb can have different stems in different forms.

Definition in FrenchPartie du verbe à laquelle on ajoute une terminaison grammaticale ; un verbe peut avoir plusieurs radicaux selon la forme.

Example sentences

• C’est le radical.🔊

  This is the stem.

• Le radical change ici.🔊

  The stem changes here.

Learn it in a lesson

• French Present Tense Stem and Ending Patterns

stem in other languages

• What stem means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese