All verbs

/ʁətiʁe/to withdrawB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
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.

The nous form
retirons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

retir-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

retir-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

retir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

retir-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

retir-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
retirer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

retirer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

retirer

Past participle
retiré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

retiré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

retiré

Conjugation

présent
Ije retire/ʒə ʁətiʁ/I withdraw
youtu retires/ty ʁətiʁ/you withdraw
he/sheil retire/il ʁətiʁ/he withdraws
wenous retirons/nu ʁətiʁɔ̃/we withdraw
youvous retirez/vu ʁətiʁe/you withdraw
theyils retirent/il ʁətiʁ/they withdraw

Examples

  • Je retire de l'argent.

    /ʒə ʁə.tiʁ də laʁ.ʒɑ̃/

    I withdraw some money.

  • Il a retiré sa veste.

    /il a ʁə.ti.ʁe sa vɛst/

    He took his jacket off.

  • Je retire ce que j'ai dit.

    /ʒə ʁə.tiʁ sə kə ʒe di/

    I take back what I said.

Set phrases

  • retirer de l'argent

    to withdraw money

  • le retrait

    the withdrawal

Notes

  • retirer de l'argent is taking money out of a cash machine. See argent.

  • It also means to take back a statement: Je retire ce que j'ai dit.