Grammatical class
Verb
lire
(ambitransitive) to read
Details
Syllables
li-re
Phonetics
liʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
524
Freq. (movies)
618
Freq. (news)
834
Variants
Sentences
J'aime lire.
I like to read.
A1
Il peut lire.
He can read.
A1
J'adore lire.
I love reading.
A1
Je sais lire.
I can read.
A1
Je veux lire le livre.
I want to read the book.
A2
Je veux lire ce livre.
I want to read this book.
A2
Je préfère lire.
I prefer reading.
B1
Tu peux lire ce livre.
You may read this book.
B1
Tom a commencé à lire.
Tom began to read.
B1
Il aime lire des livres.
He likes reading books.
B1
Peux-tu lire l'arabe ?
Can you read Arabic?
B2
Tom sait déjà lire.
Tom already knows how to read.
C2