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    sur pied (standing; on foot; recovered)

    Grammar & Usage

    prepositional phrase / adverbial locution
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the preposition 'sur' (on) followed by the singular noun 'pied' (foot). It functions adverbially or as a predicate adjective, frequently combining with verbs such as 'être' (to be recovered/awake), 'mettre' (to establish/organize), and 'remettre' (to restore/rehabilitate). The noun 'pied' remains invariable in this construction.

    Sample sentences

    Après une semaine de grippe, il est enfin de nouveau sur pied.

    After a week of flu, he is finally back on his feet.

    L'équipe a mis sur pied un projet ambitieux pour l'année prochaine.

    The team has set up an ambitious project for next year.

    Dès l'aube, tout le monde était déjà sur pied pour préparer le départ.

    At dawn, everyone was already up and about to prepare for departure.

    Quick facts

    polysemy:Can refer literally to standing, medically to recovery from illness, or abstractly to setting up a project or organization.
    gender_agreement:Invariable; does not change form for gender or number.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Après une semaine de grippe, il est enfin de nouveau sur pied.

    After a week of flu, he is finally back on his feet.

    L'équipe a mis sur pied un projet ambitieux pour l'année prochaine.

    The team has set up an ambitious project for next year.

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