chargier

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

chargier

  1. singular imperative of chargieren
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of chargieren

Old French

Etymology

    From Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (four-wheeled baggage wagon).

    Verb

    chargier

    1. to load; to lade

    Conjugation

    This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Descendants

    • Middle French: charger
    • Norman: chèrgi (Jersey)
    • Walloon: tcherdjî
    • Middle English: chargen
    • Middle English: carken, charken (from Old Northern French carquier)