All verbs

/swanje/to treatA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se soigner for looking after yourself

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
soignons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

soign-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

soign-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

soign-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

soign-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

soign-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
soigner
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

soigner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

soigner

Past participle
soigné

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

soigné

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

soigné

Conjugation

présent
Ije soigne/ʒə swaɲ/I treat
youtu soignes/ty swanj/you treat
he/sheil soigne/il swaɲ/he treats
wenous soignons/nu swanjɔ̃/we treat
youvous soignez/vu swanje/you treat
theyils soignent/il swanj/they treat

Examples

  • Elle soigne les malades.

    /ɛl swaɲ le ma.lad/

    She looks after the sick.

  • Soigne-toi bien.

    /swaɲ.twa bjɛ̃/

    Take care of yourself.

  • Ils l'ont soigné.

    /il lɔ̃ swa.ɲe/

    They treated him.

Set phrases

  • se soigner

    to look after oneself

  • les soins

    care, treatment

Notes

  • Soigne-toi bien is what you say to someone who is ill — get well, look after yourself. See sante-medecin.

  • It also means to take care over something: soigner son travail — to do a careful job.