/su.sje/
Translation
to care about, to worry about (se soucier de)
Word origin
From souci ('a worry'), from Latin sollicitare ('to shake, to disturb'), from sollicitus ('thoroughly stirred up'). English 'solicit' and 'solicitude' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sollicitare
- English cognates
- solicit, solicitude
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | soucie | souciais | souciai | soucierai | soucierais |
| tu | soucies | souciais | soucias | soucieras | soucierais |
| il/elle | soucie | souciait | soucia | souciera | soucierait |
| nous | soucions | souciions | souciâmes | soucierons | soucierions |
| vous | souciez | souciiez | souciâtes | soucierez | soucieriez |
| ils/elles | soucient | souciaient | soucièrent | soucieront | soucieraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | soucie | souciasse |
| tu | soucies | souciasses |
| il/elle | soucie | souciât |
| nous | souciions | souciassions |
| vous | souciiez | souciassiez |
| ils/elles | soucient | souciassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | soucie |
| nous | soucions |
| vous | souciez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- souciant
- Past participle
- soucié · souciée · souciés · souciées
Examples
.
He does not care in the least about my opinion.
.
We are concerned about their health.
' .
She looked out for him for years.
?
Why worry about their opinion?
-.
Nobody was paying any attention to the children that evening.
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