/kʁi.ti.ke/
Translation
to criticise
Word origin
From critique, from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos ('able to discern, to judge'), from krinein ('to judge, to decide'). English critic, crisis and criterion come from the same root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- krinein
- English cognates
- critic, crisis, criterion
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | critique | critiquais | critiquai | critiquerai | critiquerais |
| tu | critiques | critiquais | critiquas | critiqueras | critiquerais |
| il/elle | critique | critiquait | critiqua | critiquera | critiquerait |
| nous | critiquons | critiquions | critiquâmes | critiquerons | critiquerions |
| vous | critiquez | critiquiez | critiquâtes | critiquerez | critiqueriez |
| ils/elles | critiquent | critiquaient | critiquèrent | critiqueront | critiqueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | critique | critiquasse |
| tu | critiques | critiquasses |
| il/elle | critique | critiquât |
| nous | critiquions | critiquassions |
| vous | critiquiez | critiquassiez |
| ils/elles | critiquent | critiquassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | critique |
| nous | critiquons |
| vous | critiquez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- critiquant
- Past participle
- critiqué · critiquée · critiqués · critiquées
Examples
.
He is always criticising the government's decisions.
.
Do not criticise others without knowing them.
.
The film was heavily criticised by the press.
leans negative far more readily than English "to criticise". Where an English speaker might critique a piece of writing in a neutral, professional sense, quelqu' in everyday French usually implies finding fault. For a genuinely neutral review or assessment, French often reaches for évaluer or analyser instead.
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