dire in French: to say, to tell (verb)

Translation

to say, to tell

Word origin

From Latin dicere ('to say, tell, speak').

Verb typeirregular

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	dis	disais	dis	dirai	dirais
tu	dis	disais	dis	diras	dirais
il/elle	dit	disait	dit	dira	dirait
nous	disons	disions	dîmes	dirons	dirions
vous	dites	disiez	dîtes	direz	diriez
ils/elles	disent	disaient	dirent	diront	diraient

- , ' .

Tell me the truth, please.

- '' japonais?

How do you say 'hello' in Japanese?

' .

He says that he will get home late tonight.

'- ?

What do you mean by that?

.

I wanted to say thank you for your help.

parler

to speak, to talk

raconter

to tell, to recount

expliquer

to explain

répondre

to answer; to reply

demander

to ask, to request

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