/tuʁne/to turnA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · no object — With or without an object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
tourn-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
tourn-+-ons -ez -ent
tourn-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
tourn-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
tourn-+-e -es -e -ent
tourner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
tourner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
tourner
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
tourné
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
tourné
Conjugation
| I | je tourne/ʒə tuʁn/I turn | /ʒə tuʁn/ | I turn |
| you | tu tournes/ty tuʁn/you turn | /ty tuʁn/ | you turn |
| he/she | il tourne/il tuʁn/he turns | /il tuʁn/ | he turns |
| we | nous tournons/nu tuʁnɔ̃/we turn | /nu tuʁnɔ̃/ | we turn |
| you | vous tournez/vu tuʁne/you turn | /vu tuʁne/ | you turn |
| they | ils tournent/il tuʁn/they turn | /il tuʁn/ | they turn |
Examples
- /tuʁ.ne.z‿a ɡoʃ/
Tournez à gauche.Turn left.
- /tuʁn la paʒ/
Tourne la page.Turn the page.
- /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ tuʁ.ne a dʁwat/
Nous avons tourné à droite.We turned right.
Set phrases
tourner à gaucheto turn left
tourner un filmto shoot a film
Notes
tourner un filmis to shoot a film — the same origin as English "a shoot", from turning the camera crank. Seemusique-films-livres.Ça tourne bienmeans things are going well.