étudier/e.ty.djɑ̃/
verb · A1 · Frequency 1112
verb
Meanings
to study, to engage in the systematic examination of a subject or field
Commonly used to indicate systematic learning of a subject at school or through self-study; transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
En étudiant la biologie, elle a découvert son intérêt pour la recherche médicale.
While studying biology, she discovered her interest in medical research.
En étudiant les données, le chercheur a repéré une tendance inattendue.
While studying the data, the researcher noticed an unexpected trend.
En étudiant le fonctionnement du moteur, les apprentis ont compris l'origine de la panne.
By studying how the engine works, the apprentices understood the cause of the breakdown.
Collocations
- étudier le françaisto study French
Common mistakes
Je étudie le français.
J'étudie le français.
The first-person singular form 'je étudie' undergoes elision: 'j'étudie' is mandatory in writing and speech to avoid vowel hiatus.
Je étudie à l'université.
J'étudie à l'université.
Same elision rule applies; 'je étudie' is always incorrect before a vowel-initial verb form — the contraction 'j'étudie' is obligatory regardless of complement.
Related words
- synonymapprendreto learn, to acquire knowledge
synonymréviserto revise
verb
Meanings
to study, to engage in the systematic examination of a subject or field
Commonly used to indicate systematic learning of a subject at school or through self-study; transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Elle veut étudier la biologie marine à l'université.
She wants to study marine biology at university.
Le laboratoire va étudier les effets de cette substance sur les plantes.
The laboratory is going to study the effects of this substance on plants.
Prendre des notes aide à étudier un sujet complexe.
Taking notes helps to study a complex subject.
Collocations
- étudier le françaisto study French
Common mistakes
Je étudie le français.
J'étudie le français.
The first-person singular form 'je étudie' undergoes elision: 'j'étudie' is mandatory in writing and speech to avoid vowel hiatus.
Je étudie à l'université.
J'étudie à l'université.
Same elision rule applies; 'je étudie' is always incorrect before a vowel-initial verb form — the contraction 'j'étudie' is obligatory regardless of complement.
Related words
- synonymapprendreto learn, to acquire knowledge
synonymréviserto revise
verb
Meanings
to study, to engage in the systematic examination of a subject or field
Commonly used to indicate systematic learning of a subject at school or through self-study; transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
J'ai étudié la biologie à l'université.
I studied biology at university.
Nous avons étudié les causes de cette panne.
We studied the causes of this breakdown.
Elle a étudié le dossier avant la réunion.
She studied the file before the meeting.
verb
Meanings
to study, to engage in the systematic examination of a subject or field
Commonly used to indicate systematic learning of a subject at school or through self-study; transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Elle étudie la biologie à l'université.
She studies biology at university.
Le chercheur étudie les effets du sommeil sur la mémoire.
The researcher studies the effects of sleep on memory.
Mon frère étudie le droit tout en travaillant à temps partiel.
My brother studies law while working part time.
Collocations
- étudier le françaisto study French
Common mistakes
Je étudie le français.
J'étudie le français.
The verb étudier begins with a vowel in the first-person singular present tense (étudie), so the subject pronoun 'je' must elide and contract to 'j'' before it.
Je étudie à l'école.
J'étudie à l'école.
Same elision rule applies; additionally, 'à l'école' is an adverbial of place — it does not make the verb intransitive. 'Étudier' remains transitive and requires a direct object for full meaning (e.g., 'le français'); saying only 'j'étudie à l'école' is grammatically valid but semantically incomplete for A1 learners, who often wrongly treat it as a self-sufficient intransitive phrase.
Related words
- synonymapprendreto learn, to acquire knowledge
synonymréviserto revise
verb
Meanings
to study, to engage in the systematic examination of a subject or field
Commonly used to indicate systematic learning of a subject at school or through self-study; transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Tu étudies la biologie à l'université.
You study biology at university.
Chaque soir, tu étudies un chapitre de ton manuel.
Every evening, you study a chapter of your textbook.
Tu étudies les effets de la pollution sur la santé.
You study the effects of pollution on health.