estudier

Estudier is a French verb meaning to study or to examine. It is a regular first-conjugation verb of the -er group, used most often to describe the act of learning or researching in an educational or scholarly context, as well as to imply examining something in detail (for example, étudier un problème).

Etymology traces étudier to Latin studiare, via Old French estudier, related to the noun étude (study) and the word étudiant (student). The spelling includes the acute accent on the first e, giving étudier.

Conjugation and forms: In the present tense, the forms are j'étudie, tu étudies, il/elle étudie, nous étudions, vous étudiez, ils/elles étudient. The passé composé is formed with avoir: j'ai étudié. The imperfect is j'étudiais, and the future is j'étudierai. The conditional is j'étudierais. The subjunctive present is que j'étudie, que tu étudies, qu'il étudie, que nous étudiions, que vous étudiiez, qu'ils étudient. The past participle is étudié. The noun is étude, and related terms include étudiant (student) and étude (the act or result of studying).

Usage notes: étudier is used for formal study in schools, universities, or self-directed learning, as well as for analytical examination of a subject, data, or a problem. It contrasts with other verbs like apprendre (to learn) in some contexts and with examiner or analyser when focusing on the act of examination. Examples: Elle étudie le droit; nous étudions les chiffres.