Level B1 (Intermediate)
The French word of the day is gérer (B1), meaning ‘to manage’, ‘to handle’, ‘to deal with’ and ‘to cope with’.
Gérer – IPA pronunciation /ʒe.ʀe/
to manage
Gérer example sentences
For this first sentence, savoir (to know) + infinitive means ‘to know how to do something’.
Je sais gérer mes affaires.
I know how to manage my business.
For this sentence, directeur can translate to director, manager or boss. La société is a faux ami (false cognate), meaning ‘company’. The French also use the feminine noun entreprise for company.
Le directeur gère bien la société.
The director manages the company well.
Gérant is the present participle of the verb gérer and means ‘manager’. The feminine form of manager is la gérante.
Je ne suis pas satisfait et je veux parler au gérant !
I’m not satisfied and I want to speak to the manager.
Present tense conjugation
Je gère I manage
Tu gères You manage (singular, informal)
Il, elle gère He, she manages
Nous gérons We manage
Vous gérez You manage (plural, formal)
Ils, elles gèrent They manage
Word origin
Gérer comes from gerĕre (to carry, manage, conduct) in Latin.
Continue learning French!
Learning the verb gérer requires the knowledge of the French accents. This lesson covers the acute accent (é) and this lesson covers the grave accent (è). You may also enjoy this lesson covering a related expression, faire face à, meaning “to face” or “to confront”.
