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perdre
perdre
Catalan
Verb
perdre (first-person singular present perdo, past participle perdut)
Conjugation
Conjugation of perdre (second conjugation)
| infinitive | perdre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | perdent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | perdut | perduda | |||||
| plural | perduts | perdudes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | perdo | perds | perd | perdem | perdeu | perden | |
| imperfect | perdia | perdies | perdia | perdíem | perdíeu | perdien | |
| future | perdré | perdràs | perdrà | perdrem | perdreu | perdran | |
| preterite | perdí | perderes | perdé | perdérem | perdéreu | perderen | |
| conditional | perdria | perdries | perdria | perdríem | perdríeu | perdrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | perdi | perdis | perdi | perdem | perdeu | perdin | |
| imperfect | perdés | perdessis | perdés | perdéssim | perdéssiu | perdessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | perd | perdi | perdem | perdeu | perdin | ||
Related terms
- pèrdua f
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
French
Etymology
From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁdʁ/
Verb
perdre
- (transitive) to lose (be unable to find)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lose (not win)
- (reflexive) to get lost
Antonyms
Related terms
Derived terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of perdre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | perdre | avoir perdu | |||||
| gerund | en perdant | en ayant perdu | |||||
| present participle | perdant /pɛʁ.dɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | perdu /pɛʁ.dy/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | perds /pɛʁ/ |
perds /pɛʁ/ |
perd /pɛʁ/ |
perdons /pɛʁ.dɔ̃/ |
perdez /pɛʁ.de/ |
perdent /pɛʁd/ |
| imperfect | perdais /pɛʁ.dɛ/ |
perdais /pɛʁ.dɛ/ |
perdait /pɛʁ.dɛ/ |
perdions /pɛʁ.djɔ̃/ |
perdiez /pɛʁ.dje/ |
perdaient /pɛʁ.dɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | perdis /pɛʁ.di/ |
perdis /pɛʁ.di/ |
perdit /pɛʁ.di/ |
perdîmes /pɛʁ.dim/ |
perdîtes /pɛʁ.dit/ |
perdirent /pɛʁ.diʁ/ |
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| future | perdrai /pɛʁ.dʁe/ |
perdras /pɛʁ.dʁa/ |
perdra /pɛʁ.dʁa/ |
perdrons /pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃/ |
perdrez /pɛʁ.dʁe/ |
perdront /pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | perdrais /pɛʁ.dʁɛ/ |
perdrais /pɛʁ.dʁɛ/ |
perdrait /pɛʁ.dʁɛ/ |
perdrions /pɛʁ.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
perdriez /pɛʁ.dʁi.je/ |
perdraient /pɛʁ.dʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | perde /pɛʁd/ |
perdes /pɛʁd/ |
perde /pɛʁd/ |
perdions /pɛʁ.djɔ̃/ |
perdiez /pɛʁ.dje/ |
perdent /pɛʁd/ |
| imperfect1 |
perdisse /pɛʁ.dis/ |
perdisses /pɛʁ.dis/ |
perdît /pɛʁ.di/ |
perdissions /pɛʁ.di.sjɔ̃/ |
perdissiez /pɛʁ.di.sje/ |
perdissent /pɛʁ.dis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | perds /pɛʁ/ |
— | perdons /pɛʁ.dɔ̃/ |
perdez /pɛʁ.de/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Etymology
From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.
Verb
perdre
- (transitive) to lose (be unable to find)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lose (not win)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of perdre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | perdre | avoir perdu | |||||
| gerund | en perdant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | perdant | ||||||
| past participle | perdu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | pert | perz | pert | perdons | perdez | perdent |
| imperfect | perdoie, perdeie | perdoies, perdeies | perdoit, perdeit | perdiiens, perdiens | perdiiez, perdiez | perdoient, perdeient | |
| preterite | perdi | perdis | perdié | perdimes | perdistes | perdierent | |
| future | perdrai | perdras | perdra | perdrons | perdroiz, perdreiz, perdrez | perdront | |
| conditional | perdroie, perdreie | perdroies, perdreies | perdroit, perdreit | perdriiens, perdriens | perdriiez, perdriez | perdroient, perdreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | perde | perdes | perde | perdons | perdez | perdent |
| imperfect | perdisse | perdisses | perdist | perdissons, perdissiens | perdissoiz, perdissez, perdissiez | perdissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | pert | — | perdons | perdez | — | ||
Antonyms
- (be unable to find): trover
- (not win): gaaingnier
Descendants
Old Provençal
Etymology
Verb
perdre
- to lose (no longer possess)
References
- (fr)(de) perdere in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)