Translation
to cook, to bake
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Word origin
From Latin coquere ('to cook'), which also gave coquina ('kitchen'). English 'cook', 'kitchen' and 'biscuit' all trace back to it.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- coquere
- English cognates
- cook, kitchen, biscuit
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | cuis | cuisais | cuisis | cuirai | cuirais |
| tu | cuis | cuisais | cuisis | cuiras | cuirais |
| il/elle | cuit | cuisait | cuisit | cuira | cuirait |
| nous | cuisons | cuisions | cuisîmes | cuirons | cuirions |
| vous | cuisez | cuisiez | cuisîtes | cuirez | cuiriez |
| ils/elles | cuisent | cuisaient | cuisirent | cuiront | cuiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | cuise | cuisisse |
| tu | cuises | cuisisses |
| il/elle | cuise | cuisît |
| nous | cuisions | cuisissions |
| vous | cuisiez | cuisissiez |
| ils/elles | cuisent | cuisissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | cuis |
| nous | cuisons |
| vous | cuisez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- cuisant
- Past participle
- cuit · cuite · cuits · cuites
Examples
.
The meat should be cooked over a low heat.
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I bake the bread myself every morning.
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Let the vegetables cook for another twenty minutes.
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You always cook the fish with a little oil.
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These apples will cook very quickly.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 11: cuire, récompense, traître and 7 more words.