arrêter — to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop from moving; to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)
arrêter is the #192 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop from moving; to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)” and is pronounced /a.ʁɛ.te/.
#192frequency rank
0.05%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of arrêter
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arrêter | infinitive | to stop |
| arrêtant | -ing form | stoping |
| arrêté | past participle | stopped |
| arrête | I · present | I stop |
| arrêtes | you · present | you stop |
| arrête | he/she · present | he/she stops |
| arrêtons | we · present | we stop |
| arrêtez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) stop |
| arrêtent | they · present | they stop |
| arrêtais | I · imperfect | I used to stop |
| arrêtais | you · imperfect | you used to stop |
| arrêtait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to stop |
| arrêtions | we · imperfect | we used to stop |
| arrêtiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to stop |
| arrêtaient | they · imperfect | they used to stop |
| arrêtai | I · past | I stopped |
| arrêtas | you · past | you stopped |
| arrêta | he/she · past | he/she stopped |
| arrêtâmes | we · past | we stopped |
| arrêtâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) stopped |
| arrêtèrent | they · past | they stopped |
| arrêterai | I · future | I will stop |
| arrêteras | you · future | you will stop |
| arrêtera | he/she · future | he/she will stop |
| arrêterons | we · future | we will stop |
| arrêterez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will stop |
| arrêteront | they · future | they will stop |
| arrêterais | I · conditional | I would stop |
| arrêterais | you · conditional | you would stop |
| arrêterait | he/she · conditional | he/she would stop |
| arrêterions | we · conditional | we would stop |
| arrêteriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would stop |
| arrêteraient | they · conditional | they would stop |
| arrête | I · subjunctive present | (that) I stop |
| arrêtes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you stop |
| arrête | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she stop |
| arrêtions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we stop |
| arrêtiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) stop |
| arrêtent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they stop |
| arrêtasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I stopped |
| arrêtasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you stopped |
| arrêtât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she stopped |
| arrêtassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we stopped |
| arrêtassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) stopped |
| arrêtassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they stopped |
| arrête | you · command | stop! |
| arrêtons | we · command | stop! (to several) |
| arrêtez | you (pl.) · command | stop! (to several) |
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