/vwaʁ/
Translation
to see
Word origin
From Latin videre ('to see'). The same root gives English 'vision', 'video' and 'evident'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- videre
- English cognates
- vision, video, evident
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vois | voyais | vis | verrai | verrais |
| tu | vois | voyais | vis | verras | verrais |
| il/elle | voit | voyait | vit | verra | verrait |
| nous | voyons | voyions | vîmes | verrons | verrions |
| vous | voyez | voyiez | vîtes | verrez | verriez |
| ils/elles | voient | voyaient | virent | verront | verraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | voie | visse |
| tu | voies | visses |
| il/elle | voie | vît |
| nous | voyions | vissions |
| vous | voyiez | vissiez |
| ils/elles | voient | vissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | vois |
| nous | voyons |
| vous | voyez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- voyant
- Past participle
- vu · vue · vus · vues
Examples
week-end.
I'm going to see my family this weekend.
.
We'll see what happens tomorrow.
' .
You have to see things as they are.
Italie?
Do you want to see the photos from our trip to Italy?
- .
You can't see much here at night.
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