/sɥi.si.de/
Translation
to take one's own life (se suicider)
Word origin
Built on Latin sui ('of oneself') and caedere ('to kill'), on the pattern of homicide. The noun suicide came first and the verb was formed from it.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sui caedere
- English cognates
- suicide, homicide
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | suicide | suicidais | suicidai | suiciderai | suiciderais |
| tu | suicides | suicidais | suicidas | suicideras | suiciderais |
| il/elle | suicide | suicidait | suicida | suicidera | suiciderait |
| nous | suicidons | suicidions | suicidâmes | suiciderons | suiciderions |
| vous | suicidez | suicidiez | suicidâtes | suiciderez | suicideriez |
| ils/elles | suicident | suicidaient | suicidèrent | suicideront | suicideraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | suicide | suicidasse |
| tu | suicides | suicidasses |
| il/elle | suicide | suicidât |
| nous | suicidions | suicidassions |
| vous | suicidiez | suicidassiez |
| ils/elles | suicident | suicidassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | suicide |
| nous | suicidons |
| vous | suicidez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- suicidant
- Past participle
- suicidé · suicidée · suicidés · suicidées
Examples
l' .
He tried to take his own life last year.
' .
She took her own life at thirty.
' .
Nobody understands why he took his own life.
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People do not kill themselves over so little.
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Two prisoners took their own lives in the same month.
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