All verbs

/mɛɡʁiʁ/to lose weightB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
maigrissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

maigr-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

maigriss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

maigriss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

maigriss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

maigriss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
maigrir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

maigrir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

maigrir

Past participle
maigri

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

maigri

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

maigri

Conjugation

présent
Ije maigris/ʒə mɛɡʁi/I lose weight
youtu maigris/ty mɛɡʁi/you lose weight
he/sheil maigrit/il mɛɡʁi/he loses weight
wenous maigrissons/nu mɛɡʁisɔ̃/we lose weight
youvous maigrissez/vu mɛɡʁise/you lose weight
theyils maigrissent/il mɛɡʁis/they lose weight

Examples

  • Je maigris.

    /ʒə mɛ.ɡʁi/

    I'm losing weight.

  • Elle maigrit.

    /ɛl mɛ.ɡʁi/

    She's losing weight.

  • Comment maigris-tu ?

    /kɔ.mɑ̃ mɛ.ɡʁi.ty/

    How are you losing weight?

Notes

  • Its opposite is grossir. Both are single verbs where English needs "lose/put on weight".