/kʁitike/to criticiseB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- 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.
Singular — the short stem
critiqu-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
critiqu-+-ons -ez -ent
critiqu-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
critiqu-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
critiqu-+-e -es -e -ent
critiquer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
critiquer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
critiquer
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
critiqué
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
critiqué
Conjugation
| I | je critique/ʒə kʁitik/I criticise | /ʒə kʁitik/ | I criticise |
| you | tu critiques/ty kʁitik/you criticise | /ty kʁitik/ | you criticise |
| he/she | il critique/il kʁitik/he criticises | /il kʁitik/ | he criticises |
| we | nous critiquons/nu kʁitikɔ̃/we criticise | /nu kʁitikɔ̃/ | we criticise |
| you | vous critiquez/vu kʁitike/you criticise | /vu kʁitike/ | you criticise |
| they | ils critiquent/il kʁitik/they criticise | /il kʁitik/ | they criticise |
Examples
- /nə kʁi.tik pa/
Ne critique pas.Don't criticise.
- /il a kʁi.ti.ke mɔ̃ tʁa.vaj/
Il a critiqué mon travail.He criticised my work.
- /ɛl kʁi.tik tu/
Elle critique tout.She criticises everything.
Set phrases
la critiquecriticism; the review
Notes
la critiqueis also a review — of a film or a book — soune bonne critiqueis a good review, not kind criticism.