/su.fʁiʁ/
Translation
to suffer, to be in pain
Word origin
From Latin sufferre ('to bear up under, to endure'), formed from sub ('under') and ferre ('to carry, to bear'). English 'suffer' came into the language from the same Latin verb through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sufferre
- English cognates
- suffer, offer, transfer, refer
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | souffre | souffrais | souffris | souffrirai | souffrirais |
| tu | souffres | souffrais | souffris | souffriras | souffrirais |
| il/elle | souffre | souffrait | souffrit | souffrira | souffrirait |
| nous | souffrons | souffrions | souffrîmes | souffrirons | souffririons |
| vous | souffrez | souffriez | souffrîtes | souffrirez | souffririez |
| ils/elles | souffrent | souffraient | souffrirent | souffriront | souffriraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | souffre | souffrisse |
| tu | souffres | souffrisses |
| il/elle | souffre | souffrît |
| nous | souffrions | souffrissions |
| vous | souffriez | souffrissiez |
| ils/elles | souffrent | souffrissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | souffre |
| nous | souffrons |
| vous | souffrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- souffrant
- Past participle
- souffert · soufferte · soufferts · souffertes
Examples
souffre .
He has suffered with his back for years.
- souffert .
My grandmother suffered a great deal during the war.
.
I cannot stand that sort of music.
vignes souffert sécheresse cet .
The vines suffered from the drought this summer.
.
Nobody should suffer in silence.
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