/kʁwaʁ/to believeA2
- Family
- Family 5 — boot verbs
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object, or que + indicative
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
croy-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils croientthe rule said croyent
croy-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
croy-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
croi-+-e -es -e -ent
croir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
croir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
croire
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
cru
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
cru
Conjugation
| I | je crois/ʒə kʁwa/I believe | /ʒə kʁwa/ | I believe |
| you | tu crois/ty kʁwa/you believe | /ty kʁwa/ | you believe |
| he/she | il croit/il kʁwa/he believes | /il kʁwa/ | he believes |
| we | nous croyons/nu kʁwajɔ̃/we believe | /nu kʁwajɔ̃/ | we believe |
| you | vous croyez/vu kʁwaje/you believe | /vu kʁwaje/ | you believe |
| they | ils croient/il kʁwa/they believe | /il kʁwa/ | they believe |
Examples
- /ʒə kʁwa la ve.ʁi.te/
Je crois la vérité.I believe the truth.
- /il kʁwa/
Il croit.He believes.
- /ɛs kə ty kʁwa/
Est-ce que tu crois ?Do you believe?
Notes
Affirmative takes the indicative, negative takes the subjunctive:
Je crois qu'il vientbutJe ne crois pas qu'il vienne. Seesubjonctif-declencheurs.croire àis to believe in something,croire ento believe in someone:croire au destin,croire en toi.