/bʁyle/to burnB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · no object — With an object it burns something; with none, it is on fire
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
brûl-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
brûl-+-ons -ez -ent
brûl-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
brûl-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
brûl-+-e -es -e -ent
brûler-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
brûler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
brûler
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
brûlé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
brûlé
Conjugation
| I | je brûle/ʒə bʁyːl/I burn | /ʒə bʁyːl/ | I burn |
| you | tu brûles/ty bʁyːl/you burn | /ty bʁyːl/ | you burn |
| he/she | il brûle/il bʁyːl/he burns | /il bʁyːl/ | he burns |
| we | nous brûlons/nu bʁylɔ̃/we burn | /nu bʁylɔ̃/ | we burn |
| you | vous brûlez/vu bʁyle/you burn | /vu bʁyle/ | you burn |
| they | ils brûlent/il bʁyːl/they burn | /il bʁyːl/ | they burn |
Examples
- /la mɛ.zɔ̃ a bʁy.le/
La maison a brûlé.The house burned down.
- /ʒə mə sɥi bʁy.le la mɛ̃/
Je me suis brûlé la main.I burned my hand.
- /il a bʁy.le œ̃ fø ʁuʒ/
Il a brûlé un feu rouge.He went through a red light.
Set phrases
se brûlerto burn oneself
brûler un feuto go through a red light
Notes
brûler un feumeans to run a red light — nothing is on fire.