Corriger

Corriger is a French verb meaning to correct, fix errors, or adjust. It derives from the Latin corrigere, formed from com- (together) and regere (to guide or rule), with the sense of making something straight or right again. The term is widely used in education, editing, and everyday language.

Corriger is a transitive verb that takes a direct object, as in corriger une faute, corriger un texte. It can also be reflexive, se corriger, when the subject corrects oneself. In some idiomatic expressions, corriger peut petter the idea of correcting course or behavior, such as corriger le tir. In older or more formal usage, it can also carry a sense of disciplining or rebuking someone.

Conjugation and forms: in the present indicative, je corrige, tu corriges, il corrige, nous corrigeons, vous corrigez, ils corrigent. The past participle is corrigé (with feminine corrigée). The passé composé is formed with avoir: j’ai corrigé. Other common forms include imperfect j’avais corrigé? No, imperfect is corrigeais, corrigeais, corrigeait, corrigeions, corrigeiez, corrigeaient. The future simple is je corrigerai, tu corrigeras, il corrigera, nous corrigerons, vous corrigerez, ils corrigeront. The conditional is je corrigerais, etc. The subjunctive present is que je corrige, que tu corriges, qu’il corrige, que nous corrigions, que vous corrigiez, qu’ils corrigent. The imperative is corrige, corrigeons, corrigez. The present participle is corrigeant.

Usage notes: corriger a nuance of improving accuracy or rectifying errors, whether in a document, a calculation, or behavior. In editing, le corrigé can refer to the corrected version of a text or assignment. Related terms include correction (la correction) and correcteur (proofreader).

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