All verbs

/avɛʁtiʁ/to warnB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
avertissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

avert-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

avertiss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

avertiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

avertiss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

avertiss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
avertir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

avertir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

avertir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

avertir

Past participle
averti

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

averti

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

averti

Conjugation

présent
Ij'avertis/ʒavɛʁti/I warn
youtu avertis/ty avɛʁti/you warn
he/sheil avertit/il avɛʁti/he warns
wenous avertissons/nuz avɛʁtisɔ̃/we warn
youvous avertissez/vuz avɛʁtise/you warn
theyils avertissent/ilz avɛʁtis/they warn

Examples

  • J'avertis l'élève.

    /ʒa.vɛʁ.ti le.lɛv/

    I'm warning the pupil.

  • Qui avertis-tu ?

    /ki a.vɛʁ.ti.ty/

    Who are you warning?

  • Nous avertissons les enfants.

    /nu.z‿a.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃ le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/

    We warn the children.

Notes

  • Close in meaning to prévenir, but avertir carries more of a caution or a reprimand; prévenir is simply letting someone know.