Level B1 (Intermediate)
Today, we’ll explore the versatile French verb déranger, meaning to bother, disturb, or interrupt. Dive into this lesson to master its meanings, pronunciation, and how to use it in everyday conversation.
Meaning
Pronunciation with IPA
Example sentences
Present tense conjugation
Meaning
Déranger (verb) means to bother, to disturb, or to interrupt. It can also mean to mess up or disarrange something. Déranger is comprised of the prefix dé- (dis) and ranger (to put in order).
Pronunciation
Example sentences
For this first sentence, both je m’assieds and je m’assois can be used for “I sit”.
Est-ce que ça vous dérange si je m’assois ici ?
Would it bother you if I sit here?
For this sentence, vous étiez parti (you’d left) is an example of the pluperfect tense. Je suis désolé de + infinitive means “I’m sorry to + verb”.
Je suis désolé de vous déranger. J’ai pensé que vous étiez parti.
Sorry to bother you. I thought you’d left.
As a noun, le dérangement can translate to disruption, interruption or inconvenience. Both je ne savais pas (I didn’t know) and tu étais (you were) are examples of the imperfect tense.
Désolé pour le dérangement. Je ne savais pas que tu étais dans ta chambre.
Sorry for the interruption. I didn’t know you were in your bedroom.
Present tense conjugation
Déranger is a regular ER verb with a stem change as an -e is added on the nous form after the -g. Manger (to eat) follows the same conjugation pattern.
Je dérange I bother
Tu déranges You bother (singular, informal)
Il, elle dérange He, she bothers
Nous dérangeons We bother
Vous dérangez You bother (plural, formal)
Ils, elles dérangent They bother
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