Grammatical class

Verb

prier

(transitive) to pray

Details

Syllables

prier

Phonetics

pʁi.je

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2491

Freq. (movies)

1796

Freq. (news)

10894

Sentences

Vous devez prier Dieu.

You must pray to God.

A1

Veux-tu prier ?

Do you want to pray?

A1

Il vient de prier.

He just prayed.

A1

Il suffit de prier.

Just pray.

A1

Tu essaies de prier.

You're trying to pray.

A1

Je peux t'enseigner à prier.

I can teach you how to pray.

A2

Il vint nous prier de l'aider.

He came to ask us to help him.

A2

Il y a ceux qui, dans une situation désespérée, cherchent assistance dans les prières des autres, mais ne pensent pas à prier pour eux-mêmes.

There are those, who, in distress, seek the help of other people's prayers, but have no mind to pray for themselves.

B2