/de.ku.vʁiʁ/
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Translation
to discover, to find out
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Word origin
From Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire, a compound of dis- ('un-, reverse of') and cooperire ('to cover'). It literally means 'to uncover', and the same source gives English discover.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- discooperire
- English cognates
- discover
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | découvre | découvrais | découvris | découvrirai | découvrirais |
| tu | découvres | découvrais | découvris | découvriras | découvrirais |
| il/elle | découvre | découvrait | découvrit | découvrira | découvrirait |
| nous | découvrons | découvrions | découvrîmes | découvrirons | découvririons |
| vous | découvrez | découvriez | découvrîtes | découvrirez | découvririez |
| ils/elles | découvrent | découvraient | découvrirent | découvriront | découvriraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | découvre | découvrisse |
| tu | découvres | découvrisses |
| il/elle | découvre | découvrît |
| nous | découvrions | découvrissions |
| vous | découvriez | découvrissiez |
| ils/elles | découvrent | découvrissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | découvre |
| nous | découvrons |
| vous | découvrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- découvrant
- Past participle
- découvert · découverte · découverts · découvertes
Examples
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We discovered a wonderful little restaurant yesterday.
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I found out he had not been telling the truth from the start.
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Scientists have discovered a new treatment.
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The children love discovering animals at the zoo.
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You will soon find out why this book is so famous.
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