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amancher

to arrange or adjust; to put a handle on a tool, assemble various parts

Usage

Literally means to fit a handle (manche) onto a tool — a rural, regional verb rarely used that way today. In Quebec French, though, it survives as an informal verb meaning to arrange or set something up (bien amancher un projet), or, reflexively, to get oneself into an awkward situation (mal amanché).

Examples
  • Le forgeron a amanché la hache avec un nouveau manche.The blacksmith fitted the axe with a new handle.
  • Tu vas voir, j'vas toute t'amancher ça.You'll see, I'll fix all that up for you. (Quebec French)
  • Je me suis mal amanché avec cette histoire.I got myself into a mess with that whole thing. (Quebec French)
Common mistake

This word barely exists in mainland everyday French outside old rural speech — a learner focused on France should skip it, but a learner engaging with Quebec French will hear the informal "arrange/set up" sense fairly often.

Simple tenses

Present

jeamanche
tuamanches
il/elleamanche
nousamanchons
vousamanchez
ils/ellesamanchent

Imperfect

jeamanchais
tuamanchais
il/elleamanchait
nousamanchions
vousamanchiez
ils/ellesamanchaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeamanchai
tuamanchas
il/elleamancha
nousamanchâmes
vousamanchâtes
ils/ellesamanchèrent

Future

jeamancherai
tuamancheras
il/elleamanchera
nousamancherons
vousamancherez
ils/ellesamancheront

Conditional

jeamancherais
tuamancherais
il/elleamancherait
nousamancherions
vousamancheriez
ils/ellesamancheraient

Subjunctive

jeamanche
tuamanches
il/elleamanche
nousamanchions
vousamanchiez
ils/ellesamanchent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeamanchasse
tuamanchasses
il/elleamanchât
nousamanchassions
vousamanchassiez
ils/ellesamanchassent

Imperative

tuamanche
nousamanchons
vousamanchez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai amanché
tuas amanché
il/ellea amanché
nousavons amanché
vousavez amanché
ils/ellesont amanché

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais amanché
tuavais amanché
il/elleavait amanché
nousavions amanché
vousaviez amanché
ils/ellesavaient amanché

Passé antérieur

jeeus amanché
tueus amanché
il/elleeut amanché
nouseûmes amanché
vouseûtes amanché
ils/elleseurent amanché

Futur antérieur

jeaurai amanché
tuauras amanché
il/elleaura amanché
nousaurons amanché
vousaurez amanché
ils/ellesauront amanché

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais amanché
tuaurais amanché
il/elleaurait amanché
nousaurions amanché
vousauriez amanché
ils/ellesauraient amanché

Subjonctif passé

jeaie amanché
tuaies amanché
il/elleait amanché
nousayons amanché
vousayez amanché
ils/ellesaient amanché

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse amanché
tueusses amanché
il/elleeût amanché
nouseussions amanché
vouseussiez amanché
ils/elleseussent amanché

Impératif passé

tuaie amanché
nousayons amanché
vousayez amanché

Other

Present participle

amanchant

Past participle

amanché

Infinitive

amancher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "amancher" mean?

"amancher" means "to arrange or adjust; to put a handle on a tool, assemble various parts".

How do you conjugate "amancher" in the present tense?

The present of "amancher" is: je amanche, tu amanches, il/elle amanche, nous amanchons, vous amanchez, ils/elles amanchent.

What is the Passé composé of "amancher"?

The passé composé of "amancher" is: je ai amanché, tu as amanché, il/elle a amanché, nous avons amanché, vous avez amanché, ils/elles ont amanché.

What is the Imperative of "amancher"?

The imperative of "amancher" is: tu amanche, nous amanchons, vous amanchez.