/duʃe/to showerB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- reflexive — Reflexive — se doucher
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
douch-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
douch-+-ons -ez -ent
douch-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
douch-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
douch-+-e -es -e -ent
doucher-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
doucher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
doucher
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
douché
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
douché
Conjugation
| I | je douche/ʒə duʃ/I shower | /ʒə duʃ/ | I shower |
| you | tu douches/ty duʃ/you shower | /ty duʃ/ | you shower |
| he/she | il douche/il duʃ/he showers | /il duʃ/ | he showers |
| we | nous douchons/nu duʃɔ̃/we shower | /nu duʃɔ̃/ | we shower |
| you | vous douchez/vu duʃe/you shower | /vu duʃe/ | you shower |
| they | ils douchent/il duʃ/they shower | /il duʃ/ | they shower |
Examples
- /ʒə mə duʃ lə ma.tɛ̃/
Je me douche le matin.I shower in the morning.
- /ty tɛ du.ʃe/
Tu t'es douché ?Have you had a shower?
- /ʒə nə mə sɥi pa du.ʃe/
Je ne me suis pas douché.I haven't showered.
Set phrases
prendre une doucheto have a shower
Notes
prendre une doucheis commoner thanse doucherin everyday speech, and matches the English shape.