/uvʁiʁ/to openA2
- Family
- Family 4 — `-frir` and `-vrir`, like group 1
- Takes
- a direct object — With an object it opens something; with none, it opens
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
ouvr-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
ouvr-+-ons -ez -ent
ouvr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
ouvr-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
ouvr-+-e -es -e -ent
ouvrir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
ouvrir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
ouvrir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
ouvert
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
ouvert
Conjugation
| I | j'ouvre/ʒuvʁ/I open | /ʒuvʁ/ | I open |
| you | tu ouvres/ty uvʁ/you open | /ty uvʁ/ | you open |
| he/she | il ouvre/il uvʁ/he opens | /il uvʁ/ | he opens |
| we | nous ouvrons/nuz uvʁɔ̃/we open | /nuz uvʁɔ̃/ | we open |
| you | vous ouvrez/vuz uvʁe/you open | /vuz uvʁe/ | you open |
| they | ils ouvrent/ilz uvʁ/they open | /ilz uvʁ/ | they open |
Examples
- /ʒuvʁ la pɔʁt/
J'ouvre la porte.I open the door.
- /lə ma.ɡa.zɛ̃ uvʁ a nœv œʁ/
Le magasin ouvre à neuf heures.The shop opens at nine.
- /ɛs kə ty uvʁ la pɔʁt/
Est-ce que tu ouvres la porte ?Are you opening the door?
Notes
An
-irverb with-erendings:j'ouvre,tu ouvres. Its participle is irregular though —ouvert. Seeverbes-cinq-familles.