surmener

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French

Etymology

From sur- +‎ mener.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syʁ.mə.ne/
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Verb

surmener

  1. to overwork

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il surmène and the third-person singular future indicative il surmènera.

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