souvenir

/suvniʁ/

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Translation

to remember (reflexive: se souvenir); also a noun meaning 'memory, souvenir'

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (3rd group, conjugates like venir)
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jesouvienssouvenaissouvinssouviendraisouviendrais
tusouvienssouvenaissouvinssouviendrassouviendrais
il/ellesouvientsouvenaitsouvintsouviendrasouviendrait
noussouvenonssouvenionssouvînmessouviendronssouviendrions
voussouvenezsouveniezsouvîntessouviendrezsouviendriez
ils/ellessouviennentsouvenaientsouvinrentsouviendrontsouviendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jesouviennesouvinsse
tusouviennessouvinsses
il/ellesouviennesouvînt
noussouvenionssouvinssions
voussouveniezsouvinssiez
ils/ellessouviennentsouvinssent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tusouviens
noussouvenons
voussouvenez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
souvenant
Past participle
souvenu · souvenue · souvenus · souvenues

Examples

.

She remembers our first meeting.

' .

We must remember what he said.

J' .

I kept a good memory of that holiday.

l'.

My father still remembers his first day at school.

restaurant italien.

My mother remembers the name of that little Italian restaurant.

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