mercredi 29 octobre 2014

French verb of the day : Jalouser

Definition : to envy, to be jealous of

Pronunciation : [zha loo zay]

Ex :

Active voice :

Pourquoi tu jalouses de tout ce que j'ai ? - Why are you jealous of everything I have?

Je te jalouse des N500,000 que tu as gagné au lotto - I am envious of you for winning N500,000 lottery

Passive voice :

Il est jalousé de ses collègues - His colleagues are jealous of him.

Tu es jalousé par tes copines car ton chéri est beau - Your girlfriends are jealous of you because your boyfriend is handsome

Pronominal :

Se jalouser : to be jealous of one another

Ces jumelles se jalousent depuis toujours- These twin sisters have always been jealous of one another

Expression : 

Faire des jalouses - Make people jealous

Related :

Jaloux/se (adjective) - jealous person

Jalousement (adverb) - jealously

La jalousie - jealousy, envy


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