/kœjiʁ/to pickB1
- Family
- Family 4 — `-frir` and `-vrir`, like group 1
- 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
cueill-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
cueill-+-ons -ez -ent
cueill-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
cueill-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
cueill-+-e -es -e -ent
cueiller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
cueiller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
cueillir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
cueilli
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
cueilli
Conjugation
| I | je cueille/ʒə kœj/I pick | /ʒə kœj/ | I pick |
| you | tu cueilles/ty kœj/you pick | /ty kœj/ | you pick |
| he/she | il cueille/il kœj/he picks | /il kœj/ | he picks |
| we | nous cueillons/nu kœjɔ̃/we pick | /nu kœjɔ̃/ | we pick |
| you | vous cueillez/vu kœje/you pick | /vu kœje/ | you pick |
| they | ils cueillent/il kœj/they pick | /il kœj/ | they pick |
Examples
- /ʒə kœj de flœʁ/
Je cueille des fleurs.I'm picking flowers.
- /il kœj de pɔm/
Ils cueillent des pommes.They're picking apples.
- /kə kœj.ty/
Que cueilles-tu ?What are you picking?
Notes
Another
-irverb that conjugates like an-er:je cueille, notje cueillis.Only for what grows. Picking something up off the floor is
ramasser.