French

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ faible (weak) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.fɛ.bliʁ/ ~ /a.fe.bliʁ/
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Verb

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affaiblir

  1. (transitive) to weaken, to flag, to make weaker, to enfeeble, enervate, attenuate
  2. (reflexive) to weaken, to become weaker
    Ses muscles se sont affaiblis avec le temps.
    His muscles weakened with time.

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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