/ʁe.y.siʁ/
Translation
to succeed, to pass (an exam)
Word origin
From Italian riuscire ('to go out again, to turn out well'), from ri- and uscire ('to go out'), which comes from Latin exire. The word entered French in the sixteenth century along with much other Italian vocabulary.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- riuscire
- English cognates
- exit, issue
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 | réussis | réussissais | réussis | réussirai | réussirais |
| tu | réussis | réussissais | réussis | réussiras | réussirais |
| il/elle | réussit | réussissait | réussit | réussira | réussirait |
| nous | réussissons | réussissions | réussîmes | réussirons | réussirions |
| vous | réussissez | réussissiez | réussîtes | réussirez | réussiriez |
| ils/elles | réussissent | réussissaient | réussirent | réussiront | réussiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | réussisse | réussisse |
| tu | réussisses | réussisses |
| il/elle | réussisse | réussît |
| nous | réussissions | réussissions |
| vous | réussissiez | réussissiez |
| ils/elles | réussissent | réussissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | réussis |
| nous | réussissons |
| vous | réussissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- réussissant
- Past participle
- réussi · réussie · réussis · réussies
Examples
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She passed her exam at the first attempt.
' cette .
I cannot get this recipe right.
, ' .
To succeed, you have to accept failing often.
?
Did you manage to convince him?
climat .
The mountain climate agrees with him.
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(6)French Adjectives and Nouns with à or de
Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
Subjunctive or Indicative: How to Choose in French
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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