All verbs

/ɛ̃tɛʁdiʁ/to forbidB1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
a direct object · à · de — à for the person, de + infinitive for what is forbidden

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
interdisons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

interdi-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

interdis-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

interdis-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

interdis-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

interdis-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
interdire
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

interdir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

interdir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

interdire

Past participle
interdit

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

interdit

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

interdit

Conjugation

présent
Ij'interdis/ʒɛ̃tɛʁdi/I forbid
youtu interdis/ty ɛ̃tɛʁdi/you forbid
he/sheil interdit/il ɛ̃tɛʁdi/he forbids
wenous interdisons/nuz ɛ̃tɛʁdizɔ̃/we forbid
youvous interdisez/vuz ɛ̃tɛʁdize/you forbid
theyils interdisent/ilz ɛ̃tɛʁdiz/they forbid

Examples

  • Il est interdit de fumer.

    /il ɛ.t‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di də fy.me/

    Smoking is forbidden.

  • Entrée interdite.

    /ɑ̃.tʁe ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dit/

    No entry.

  • Il m'a interdit de partir.

    /il ma ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di də paʁ.tiʁ/

    He forbade me to leave.

Set phrases

  • il est interdit de

    it is forbidden to

  • l'interdiction

    the ban

Notes

  • interdit is on signs everywhere: Entrée interdite, Stationnement interdit, Interdit de fumer. Learning the word means reading half the signs in France. See annonces-messages.

  • Built on dire, so it conjugates the same — except vous interdisez, which is regular unlike vous dites.