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affermir

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French

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ ferme +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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affermir

  1. to firm up
  2. to strengthen
  3. to make firmer
  4. (reflexive) to become firmer, sharper or stronger
  5. (reflexive) to firm up

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading

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