/kɥi.zi.ne/
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to cook, to do the cooking
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Word origin
From cuisine ('kitchen, cooking'), which comes from Late Latin cocina, a variant of coquina, from coquere ('to cook'). The same Latin verb gives English 'cook' and 'kitchen'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- coquina
- English cognates
- cuisine, kitchen, cook
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | cuisine | cuisinais | cuisinai | cuisinerai | cuisinerais |
| tu | cuisines | cuisinais | cuisinas | cuisineras | cuisinerais |
| il/elle | cuisine | cuisinait | cuisina | cuisinera | cuisinerait |
| nous | cuisinons | cuisinions | cuisinâmes | cuisinerons | cuisinerions |
| vous | cuisinez | cuisiniez | cuisinâtes | cuisinerez | cuisineriez |
| ils/elles | cuisinent | cuisinaient | cuisinèrent | cuisineront | cuisineraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | cuisine | cuisinasse |
| tu | cuisines | cuisinasses |
| il/elle | cuisine | cuisinât |
| nous | cuisinions | cuisinassions |
| vous | cuisiniez | cuisinassiez |
| ils/elles | cuisinent | cuisinassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | cuisine |
| nous | cuisinons |
| vous | cuisinez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- cuisinant
- Past participle
- cuisiné · cuisinée · cuisinés · cuisinées
Examples
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I love cooking for my friends at the weekend.
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She cooks fish very well.
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We cook together every Sunday.
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My father often used to cook on Sunday mornings.
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We will cook a chicken tomorrow evening.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 3: cuisiner, hurler, bienvenu and 7 more words.