'Achete' ("to buy") is a very common French stem-changing verb. It is a verb that has two different stems but is conjugated with the same endings as regular -er verbs.

What does the French verb acheter mean?

Lesson Summary

The verb acheter means 'to buy,' and it's an irregular -er verb. To conjugate it correctly, add a grave accent in the je, tu, il/elle/on, and ils/elles forms. In the nous and vous forms, drop the grave accent and go on as if you're working with a regular -er verb.

What accent does acheter have?

Listen to the verb ACHETER, with Anne's French accent. Just like many other French verbs, ACHETER is a verb with a slight spelling change. For instance, you can see that the infinitive form of ACHETER has a plain E in the middle, and when you say “J'ACHÈTE” – I buy – that E becomes È, with an accent grave.