dédommager

== French == === Etymology === From dé- +‎ dommage +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.dɔ.ma.ʒe/ === Verb === dédommager (transitive) to compensate (transitive) to make up for ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written dédommage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Derived terms ==== dédommagement === Further reading === “dédommager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012