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estimer
estimer
French
Alternative forms
- æstimer (obsolete)
Verb
estimer
- (transitive) to estimate, to calculate roughly
- (transitive) to esteem, to hold in high regard
- (transitive) to give some thought to, to consider
Conjugation
Conjugation of estimer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | estimer | avoir estimé | |||||
gerund | en estimant | en ayant estimé | |||||
present participle | estimant /ɛs.ti.mɑ̃/ |
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past participle | estimé /ɛs.ti.me/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | estime /ɛs.tim/ |
estimes /ɛs.tim/ |
estime /ɛs.tim/ |
estimons /ɛs.ti.mɔ̃/ |
estimez /ɛs.ti.me/ |
estiment /ɛs.tim/ |
imperfect | estimais /ɛs.ti.mɛ/ |
estimais /ɛs.ti.mɛ/ |
estimait /ɛs.ti.mɛ/ |
estimions /ɛs.ti.mjɔ̃/ |
estimiez /ɛs.ti.mje/ |
estimaient /ɛs.ti.mɛ/ |
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past historic1 | estimai /ɛs.ti.me/ |
estimas /ɛs.ti.ma/ |
estima /ɛs.ti.ma/ |
estimâmes /ɛs.ti.mam/ |
estimâtes /ɛs.ti.mat/ |
estimèrent /ɛs.ti.mɛʁ/ |
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future | estimerai /ɛs.tim.ʁe/ |
estimeras /ɛs.tim.ʁa/ |
estimera /ɛs.tim.ʁa/ |
estimerons /ɛs.tim.ʁɔ̃/ |
estimerez /ɛs.tim.ʁe/ |
estimeront /ɛs.tim.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | estimerais /ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/ |
estimerais /ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/ |
estimerait /ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/ |
estimerions /ɛs.ti.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
estimeriez /ɛs.ti.mə.ʁje/ |
estimeraient /ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | estime /ɛs.tim/ |
estimes /ɛs.tim/ |
estime /ɛs.tim/ |
estimions /ɛs.ti.mjɔ̃/ |
estimiez /ɛs.ti.mje/ |
estiment /ɛs.tim/ |
imperfect1 |
estimasse /ɛs.ti.mas/ |
estimasses /ɛs.ti.mas/ |
estimât /ɛs.ti.ma/ |
estimassions /ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/ |
estimassiez /ɛs.ti.ma.sje/ |
estimassent /ɛs.ti.mas/ |
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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 | – | |
— | estime /ɛs.tim/ |
— | estimons /ɛs.ti.mɔ̃/ |
estimez /ɛs.ti.me/ |
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1literary tenses |
Anagrams
Middle French
Verb
estimer
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of estimer
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | estimer | avoir estimé | |||||
gerund | en estimant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | estimant | ||||||
past participle | estimé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
simple tenses |
present | estime | estimes | estime | estimons | estimez | estiment |
imperfect | estimois, estimoys | estimois, estimoys | estimoit, estimoyt | estimions, estimyons | estimiez, estimyez | estimoient, estimoyent | |
past historic | estima | estimas | estima | estimasmes | estimastes | estimerent | |
future | estimerai, estimeray | estimeras | estimera | estimerons | estimerez | estimeront | |
conditional | estimerois, estimeroys | estimerois, estimeroys | estimeroit, estimeroyt | estimerions, estimeryons | estimeriez, estimeryez | estimeroient, estimeroyent | |
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 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 ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
simple tenses |
present | estime | estimes | estime | estimons | estimez | estiment |
imperfect | estimasse | estimasses | estimast | estimassions | estimassiez | estimassent | |
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 | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | estime | — | estimons | estimez | — |