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il posa

put down, placed, asked (a question)

→ poser
pos to put down, to set (down) + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #13,644
put down, placed Literary past tense (passé simple), mostly used in writing.
FR: Il posa le livre sur la table.
EN: He put the book down on the table.
asked (a question) Literary past tense (passé simple), mostly used in writing.
FR: Elle posa une question au professeur.
EN: She asked the teacher a question.
Conjugation of poser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third posa —

Le fils posa une question à sa mère.

The son asked his mother a question.

On posa à chaque élève une question.

Each student was asked a question.

Tom posa son torchon sur son épaule.

Tom put his dishcloth on his shoulder.

Sami ne se posa pas de questions.

Sami didn't ask himself any questions.

Elle posa les coudes sur les genoux.

She rested her elbows on her knees.

Tom posa sa serviette à côté de celle de Marie.

Tom put his towel next to Marie’s.

Elle posa la tête sur mon épaule.

She rested her head on my shoulder.

Il ne posa aucune question.

He asked no questions.

Tom nous posa plusieurs questions.

Tom asked us several questions.

L'abeille se posa sur une fleur.

The bee landed on a flower.

Tom posa plusieurs questions à Mary.

Tom asked Mary several questions.

Elle lui posa quelques questions, mais il refusa de répondre.

She asked him a few questions, but he refused to answer.

Keeton posa des aimants sur la tête de ses pigeons.

Keeton placed magnets on the heads of his pigeons.

Tom posa son vélo contre le mur.

Tom leaned his bike against the wall.

Nancy posa ses coudes sur les genoux.

Nancy rested her elbows on her knees.

Elle posa sa tête sur sa poitrine.

She laid her head on his chest.

Une coccinelle rouge et brillante se posa sur le bout de mon doigt.

A shiny red ladybug landed on the tip of my finger.

Tom posa son porte-monnaie sur la commode.

Tom put his wallet on the dresser.

Elle posa la tête sur son épaule.

She rested her head on his shoulder.

Tom posa quelques questions auxquelles Mary ne voulait pas répondre.

Tom asked a few questions that Mary didn't want to answer.

Tom posa une tasse de café devant Maria.

Tom placed a cup of coffee in front of Maria.

Ce fut Socrate qui posa les bases de la logique.

It was Socrates who laid the foundations of logic.

Tom posa son porte-monnaie sur la table.

Tom put his wallet on the table.

Elle posa le bébé sur le lit.

She put the baby on the bed.

Tom posa sa main sur l'épaule droite de Marie.

Tom placed his hand on Marie’s right shoulder.

Tom posa plusieurs questions à Marie, mais elle refusa d'y répondre.

Tom asked Marie several questions, but she refused to answer them.

Tom enleva sa montre et la posa sur la table.

Tom took off his watch and placed it on the table.

Elle lui posa des questions.

She asked him questions.

Tenoch ne posa aucune question.

Tenoch asked no questions.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)