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ouïr
ouïr
See also: ouir
French
Verb
ouïr
Conjugation
The forms beginning with oi-, oy-, or orr- are archaic.
Conjugation of ouïr (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | ouïr | avoir ouï | |||||
| gerund | en ouïssant or oyant | en ayant ouï | |||||
| present participle | ouïssant or oyant /wi.sɑ̃/ or /ɔ.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | ouï /wi/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ouïs or ois /wi/ or /wa/ |
ouïs or ois /wi/ or /wa/ |
ouït or oit /wi/ or /wa/ |
ouïssons or oyons /wi.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.jɔ̃/ |
ouïssez or oyez /wi.se/ or /ɔ.je/ |
ouïssent or oient /wis/ or /wa/ |
| imperfect | ouïssais or oyais /wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/ |
ouïssais or oyais /wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/ |
ouïssait or oyait /wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/ |
ouïssions or oyions /wi.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔj.jɔ̃/ |
ouïssiez or oyiez /wi.sje/ or /ɔj.je/ |
ouïssaient or oyaient /wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | ouïs /wi/ |
ouïs /wi/ |
ouït /wi/ |
ouïmes /wim/ |
ouïtes /wit/ |
ouïrent /wiʁ/ |
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| future | ouïrai or oirai or orrai /wi.ʁe/ or /wa.ʁe/ or /ɔ.ʁe/ |
ouïras or oiras or orras /wi.ʁa/ or /wa.ʁa/ or /ɔ.ʁa/ |
ouïra or oira or orra /wi.ʁa/ or /wa.ʁa/ or /ɔ.ʁa/ |
ouïrons or oirons or orrons /wi.ʁɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁɔ̃/ |
ouïrez or oirez or orrez /wi.ʁe/ or /wa.ʁe/ or /ɔ.ʁe/ |
ouïront or oiront or orront /wi.ʁɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | ouïrais or oirais or orrais /wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/ |
ouïrais or oirais or orrais /wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/ |
ouïrait or oirait or orrait /wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/ |
ouïrions or oirions or orrions /wi.ʁjɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ouïriez or oiriez or orriez /wi.ʁje/ or /wa.ʁje/ or /ɔ.ʁje/ |
ouïraient or oiraient or orraient /wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.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 | ouïsse or oie /wis/ or /wa/ |
ouïsses or oies /wis/ or /wa/ |
ouïsse or oie /wis/ or /wa/ |
ouïssions or oyions /wi.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔj.jɔ̃/ |
ouïssiez or oyiez /wi.sje/ or /ɔj.je/ |
ouïssent or oient /wis/ or /wa/ |
| imperfect1 |
ouïsse /wis/ |
ouïsses /wis/ |
ouït /wi/ |
ouïssions /wi.sjɔ̃/ |
ouïssiez /wi.sje/ |
ouïssent /wis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | ouïs or ois /wi/ or /wa/ |
— | ouïssons or oyons /wi.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.jɔ̃/ |
ouïssez or oyez /wi.se/ or /ɔ.je/ |
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