/ɡe.ʁiʁ/
Translation
to cure, to heal, to recover
Word origin
From Old French guarir, from Frankish warjan ('to protect, to defend'). Frankish w regularly became gu in French, which is why the same Germanic root shows up in English 'garrison' by way of Old French garison.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- warjan
- English cognates
- garrison
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | guéris | guérissais | guéris | guérirai | guérirais |
| tu | guéris | guérissais | guéris | guériras | guérirais |
| il/elle | guérit | guérissait | guérit | guérira | guérirait |
| nous | guérissons | guérissions | guérîmes | guérirons | guéririons |
| vous | guérissez | guérissiez | guérîtes | guérirez | guéririez |
| ils/elles | guérissent | guérissaient | guérirent | guériront | guériraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | guérisse | guérisse |
| tu | guérisses | guérisses |
| il/elle | guérisse | guérît |
| nous | guérissions | guérissions |
| vous | guérissiez | guérissiez |
| ils/elles | guérissent | guérissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | guéris |
| nous | guérissons |
| vous | guérissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- guérissant
- Past participle
- guéri · guérie · guéris · guéries
Examples
bronchite .
The doctor cured his bronchitis in a week.
Cette .
This wound is taking a while to heal.
.
You need rest to recover fully.
' .
You do not get over heartbreak in three days.
.
She is finally better and goes back to work on Monday.
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