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Verb conjugation

amarrer

to moor; to tie with rope

Usage

Amarrer means to moor or tie up a boat at a dock using ropes (amarrer un bateau au quai) — the standard, everyday nautical verb, unlike the rarer amariner. It's also used more loosely for securing or fastening something firmly in place.

Examples
  • Le marin a amarré le bateau au ponton.The sailor moored the boat at the dock.
  • Ils ont amarré la remorque avec des sangles solides.They secured the trailer with sturdy straps.
  • Le navire reste amarré au port pendant la tempête.The ship stays moored in port during the storm.
Common mistake

Learners confuse amarrer (to moor/tie up a vessel) with amariner (to accustom a crew to the sea) purely because of the similar spelling — the two verbs have almost nothing to do with each other in meaning.

Often confused with amariner.

Simple tenses

Present

jeamarre
tuamarres
il/elleamarre
nousamarrons
vousamarrez
ils/ellesamarrent

Imperfect

jeamarrais
tuamarrais
il/elleamarrait
nousamarrions
vousamarriez
ils/ellesamarraient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeamarrai
tuamarras
il/elleamarra
nousamarrâmes
vousamarrâtes
ils/ellesamarrèrent

Future

jeamarrerai
tuamarreras
il/elleamarrera
nousamarrerons
vousamarrerez
ils/ellesamarreront

Conditional

jeamarrerais
tuamarrerais
il/elleamarrerait
nousamarrerions
vousamarreriez
ils/ellesamarreraient

Subjunctive

jeamarre
tuamarres
il/elleamarre
nousamarrions
vousamarriez
ils/ellesamarrent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeamarrasse
tuamarrasses
il/elleamarrât
nousamarrassions
vousamarrassiez
ils/ellesamarrassent

Imperative

tuamarre
nousamarrons
vousamarrez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai amarré
tuas amarré
il/ellea amarré
nousavons amarré
vousavez amarré
ils/ellesont amarré

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais amarré
tuavais amarré
il/elleavait amarré
nousavions amarré
vousaviez amarré
ils/ellesavaient amarré

Passé antérieur

jeeus amarré
tueus amarré
il/elleeut amarré
nouseûmes amarré
vouseûtes amarré
ils/elleseurent amarré

Futur antérieur

jeaurai amarré
tuauras amarré
il/elleaura amarré
nousaurons amarré
vousaurez amarré
ils/ellesauront amarré

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais amarré
tuaurais amarré
il/elleaurait amarré
nousaurions amarré
vousauriez amarré
ils/ellesauraient amarré

Subjonctif passé

jeaie amarré
tuaies amarré
il/elleait amarré
nousayons amarré
vousayez amarré
ils/ellesaient amarré

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse amarré
tueusses amarré
il/elleeût amarré
nouseussions amarré
vouseussiez amarré
ils/elleseussent amarré

Impératif passé

tuaie amarré
nousayons amarré
vousayez amarré

Other

Present participle

amarrant

Past participle

amarré

Infinitive

amarrer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "amarrer" mean?

"amarrer" means "to moor; to tie with rope".

How do you conjugate "amarrer" in the present tense?

The present of "amarrer" is: je amarre, tu amarres, il/elle amarre, nous amarrons, vous amarrez, ils/elles amarrent.

What is the Passé composé of "amarrer"?

The passé composé of "amarrer" is: je ai amarré, tu as amarré, il/elle a amarré, nous avons amarré, vous avez amarré, ils/elles ont amarré.

What is the Imperative of "amarrer"?

The imperative of "amarrer" is: tu amarre, nous amarrons, vous amarrez.