étudie

Étudie is a French verb form belonging to étudier, the verb meaning “to study.” It appears as the third-person singular present indicative: il étudie, elle étudie, meaning “he studies” or “she studies.” It also occurs in the present subjunctive: que j'étudie, que tu étudies, qu'il étudie, qu'elle étudie, used after verbs and expressions that express doubt, necessity, desire, or possibility.

Etymology and related forms: The verb étudier derives from Old French estudier, ultimately from Latin studium, meaning “zeal, effort, study.” The related noun étude denotes a study or act of studying, and the adjective étudiant/étudiante refers to a student.

Grammatical notes: In present tense, the full set is: j'étudie, tu étudies, il/elle étudie, nous étudions, vous étudiez, ils/elles étudient. The passé composé is formed with avoir + étudié. Other tenses include imperfect étudiais/étudiait and future étudierai. The forms with étudie specifically include the third-person singular present indicative and the present subjunctive forms, such as “qu'il étudie” and “qu'elle étudie.”

Usage: Étudier is common in academic and everyday French when referring to studying subjects, preparing exams, or conducting analyses. The related noun étude covers the act or result of studying, and related terms include étudiant/étudiante (student) and étude (study, research).

See also: Étude; Étudiant; Étudier.