Inherited fromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs, which merged with-ēscere,-īscere, from which come the-eix- infix.
-ir
| infinitive | -ir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | -int | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | -it | -ida | |||||
| plural | -its | -ides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | -eixo | -eixes | -eix | -im | -iu | -eixen | |
| imperfect | -ia | -ies | -ia | -íem | -íeu | -ien | |
| future | -iré | -iràs | -irà | -irem | -ireu | -iran | |
| preterite | -í | -ires | -í | -írem | -íreu | -iren | |
| conditional | -iria | -iries | -iria | -iríem | -iríeu | -irien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | -eixi | -eixis | -eixi | -im | -iu | -eixin | |
| imperfect | -ís | -issis | -ís | -íssim | -íssiu | -issin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| affirmative | — | -eix | -eixi | -im | -iu | -eixin | |
| negative (no) | — | no-eixis | no-eixi | no-im | no-iu | no-eixin | |
Inherited fromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs. Cognate withSpanish-ir,Italian-ire,Romanian-i and-î, etc.
-ir
This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, likefinir,choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in-ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix-iss-.
| infinitive | simple | -ir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle orgerund1 | simple | -issant /i.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | -i /i/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | -is /i/ | -is /i/ | -it /i/ | -issons /i.sɔ̃/ | -issez /i.se/ | -issent /is/ |
| imperfect | -issais /i.sɛ/ | -issais /i.sɛ/ | -issait /i.sɛ/ | -issions /i.sjɔ̃/ | -issiez /i.sje/ | -issaient /i.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | -is /i/ | -is /i/ | -it /i/ | -îmes /im/ | -îtes /it/ | -irent /iʁ/ | |
| future | -irai /i.ʁe/ | -iras /i.ʁa/ | -ira /i.ʁa/ | -irons /i.ʁɔ̃/ | -irez /i.ʁe/ | -iront /i.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | -irais /i.ʁɛ/ | -irais /i.ʁɛ/ | -irait /i.ʁɛ/ | -irions /i.ʁjɔ̃/ | -iriez /i.ʁje/ | -iraient /i.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | -isse /is/ | -isses /is/ | -isse /is/ | -issions /i.sjɔ̃/ | -issiez /i.sje/ | -issent /is/ |
| imperfect2 | -isse /is/ | -isses /is/ | -ît /i/ | -issions /i.sjɔ̃/ | -issiez /i.sje/ | -issent /is/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | -is /i/ | — | -issons /i.sɔ̃/ | -issez /i.se/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the prepositionen. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995],Master the Basics: French, pp.77,78,79,81). | |||||||
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FromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs, which merged with-ēscere,-īscere, from which come the-iss- and-isc- infix.
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| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -ir | aver -it | |||||
| past participle | -it | — | |||||
| gerund | -issent | avent -it | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | -issi | -isses | -ís | -issèm | -issètz | -isson | |
| imperfect | -issiái | -issiás | -issiá | -issiam | -issiatz | -issián | |
| preterite | -iguèri | -iguères | -iguèt | -iguèrem | -iguèretz | -iguèron | |
| future | -irai | -iràs | -irà | -irem | -iretz | -iràn | |
| conditional | -iriái | -iriás | -iriá | -iriam | -iriatz | -irián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | -iguèra | -iguèras | -iguèra | -igueram | -igueratz | -iguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense ofaver plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense ofaver plus the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense ofaver plus the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense ofaver plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense ofaver plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | -isca | -iscas | -isca | -iscam | -iscatz | -iscan | |
| imperfect | -iguèsse | -iguèsses | -iguèsse | -iguèssem | -iguèssetz | -iguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive ofaver plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| -ís | -iscam | -issetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
FromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs.
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FromProto-Norse-ᛃᚨᛉ(-jaʀ), fromProto-Germanic*-jaz.
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FromOld Galician-Portuguese-ir, fromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs. In some verbs, it is a reflex ofLatin-ere of thethird conjugation.
-ir (verb-forming suffix,first-person singular present-o,first-person singular preterite-i,past participle-ido)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele /ela /você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles /elas /vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | -ir | |||||
| Personal | -ir | -ires | -ir | -irmos | -irdes | -irem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| -indo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | -ido | -idos | ||||
| Feminine | -ida | -idas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | -o | -es | -e | -imos | -is | -em |
| Imperfect | -ia | -ias | -ia | -íamos | -íeis | -iam |
| Preterite | -i | -iste | -iu | -imos | -istes | -iram |
| Pluperfect | -ira | -iras | -ira | -íramos | -íreis | -iram |
| Future | -irei | -irás | -irá | -iremos | -ireis | -irão |
| Conditional | -iria | -irias | -iria | -iríamos | -iríeis | -iriam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | -a | -as | -a | -amos | -ais | -am |
| Imperfect | -isse | -isses | -isse | -íssemos | -ísseis | -issem |
| Future | -ir | -ires | -ir | -irmos | -irdes | -irem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | -e | -a | -amos | -i | -am | |
| Negative (não) | não-as | não-a | não-amos | não-ais | não-am | |
FromLatin-īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form offourth conjugation verbs.
-ir (verb-forming suffix,first-person singular present-o,first-person singular preterite-í,past participle-ido)
Below are the suffixes for the regular conjugation of -ir verbs
| infinitive | -ir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | -iendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | -ido | -ida | |||||
| plural | -idos | -idas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | -o | -estú -ísvos | -e | -imos | -ís | -en | |
| imperfect | -ía | -ías | -ía | -íamos | -íais | -ían | |
| preterite | -í | -iste | -ió | -imos | -isteis | -ieron | |
| future | -iré | -irás | -irá | -iremos | -iréis | -irán | |
| conditional | -iría | -irías | -iría | -iríamos | -iríais | -irían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | -a | -astú -ásvos2 | -a | -amos | -áis | -an | |
| imperfect (ra) | -iera | -ieras | -iera | -iéramos | -ierais | -ieran | |
| imperfect (se) | -iese | -ieses | -iese | -iésemos | -ieseis | -iesen | |
| future1 | -iere | -ieres | -iere | -iéremos | -iereis | -ieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | -etú -ívos | -a | -amos | -id | -an | ||
| negative | no-as | no-a | no-amos | no-áis | no-an | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive-ir | dative | -irme | -irte | -irle,-irse | -irnos | -iros | -irles,-irse |
| accusative | -irme | -irte | -irlo,-irla,-irse | -irnos | -iros | -irlos,-irlas,-irse | |
| with gerund-iendo | dative | -iéndome | -iéndote | -iéndole,-iéndose | -iéndonos | -iéndoos | -iéndoles,-iéndose |
| accusative | -iéndome | -iéndote | -iéndolo,-iéndola,-iéndose | -iéndonos | -iéndoos | -iéndolos,-iéndolas,-iéndose | |
| with informal second-person singulartú imperative-e | dative | -eme | -ete | -ele | -enos | not used | -eles |
| accusative | -eme | -ete | -elo,-ela | -enos | not used | -elos,-elas | |
| with informal second-person singularvos imperative-í | dative | -ime | -ite | -ile | -inos | not used | -iles |
| accusative | -ime | -ite | -ilo,-ila | -inos | not used | -ilos,-ilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative-a | dative | -ame | not used | -ale,-ase | -anos | not used | -ales |
| accusative | -ame | not used | -alo,-ala,-ase | -anos | not used | -alos,-alas | |
| with first-person plural imperative-amos | dative | not used | -ámoste | -ámosle | -ámonos | -ámoos | -ámosles |
| accusative | not used | -ámoste | -ámoslo,-ámosla | -ámonos | -ámoos | -ámoslos,-ámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative-id | dative | -idme | not used | -idle | -idnos | -íos | -idles |
| accusative | -idme | not used | -idlo,-idla | -idnos | -íos | -idlos,-idlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative-an | dative | -anme | not used | -anle | -annos | not used | -anles,-anse |
| accusative | -anme | not used | -anlo,-anla | -annos | not used | -anlos,-anlas,-anse | |
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-ir causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example,canu(“to sing”) + -ir → cenir(“is sung, one sings, will be sung, one will sing”).