acheter

This is the 1246th most frequent French word.

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acheter

To buy.


Here "acheter" is used in the infinitive form as part of the construction with the auxiliary verb "aller" to express a future intention.

Je vais acheter une nouvelle voiture.

I'm going to buy a new car.


In this sentence, "acheter" is conjugated in the present indicative tense to describe a habitual action.

Elle achète du pain tous les jours.

She buys bread every day.


Here, "acheter" is conjugated in the past tense (passé composé) to indicate a completed action in the past.

Ils ont acheté une maison l'année dernière.

They bought a house last year.