All verbs

blesser

/blɛse/to injureB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se blesser for hurting yourself

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
blessons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

bless-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

bless-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

bless-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

bless-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

bless-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
blesser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

blesser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

blesser

Past participle
blessé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

blessé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

blessé

Conjugation

présent
Ije blesse/ʒə blɛs/I injure
youtu blesses/ty blɛs/you injure
he/sheil blesse/il blɛs/he injures
wenous blessons/nu blɛsɔ̃/we injure
youvous blessez/vu blɛse/you injure
theyils blessent/il blɛs/they injure

Examples

  • Je me suis blessé.

    /ʒə mə sɥi blɛ.se/

    I hurt myself.

  • Ses mots m'ont blessé.

    /se mo mɔ̃ blɛ.se/

    His words hurt me.

  • Personne n'a été blessé.

    /pɛʁ.sɔn na e.te blɛ.se/

    Nobody was injured.

Set phrases

  • se blesser

    to injure oneself

  • un blessé

    an injured person

Notes

  • It covers physical and emotional hurt, exactly like English "to hurt": Ses mots m'ont blessé.

  • The body part takes the definite article: Je me suis blessé à la main, not à ma main. See corps.