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rire
rire
French
Verb
rire
Conjugation
Conjugation of rire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | rire | avoir ri | |||||
| gerund | en riant | en ayant ri | |||||
| present participle | riant /ʁjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | ri /ʁi/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ris /ʁi/ |
ris /ʁi/ |
rit /ʁi/ |
rions /ʁjɔ̃/ |
riez /ʁje/ |
rient /ʁi/ |
| imperfect | riais /ʁjɛ/ |
riais /ʁjɛ/ |
riait /ʁjɛ/ |
riions /ʁi.jɔ̃/ |
riiez /ʁi.je/ |
riaient /ʁjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | ris /ʁi/ |
ris /ʁi/ |
rit /ʁi/ |
rîmes /ʁim/ |
rîtes /ʁit/ |
rirent /ʁiʁ/ |
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| future | rirai /ʁi.ʁe/ |
riras /ʁi.ʁa/ |
rira /ʁi.ʁa/ |
rirons /ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ |
rirez /ʁi.ʁe/ |
riront /ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | rirais /ʁi.ʁɛ/ |
rirais /ʁi.ʁɛ/ |
rirait /ʁi.ʁɛ/ |
ririons /ʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ririez /ʁi.ʁje/ |
riraient /ʁi.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | rie /ʁi/ |
ries /ʁi/ |
rie /ʁi/ |
riions /ʁi.jɔ̃/ |
riiez /ʁi.je/ |
rient /ʁi/ |
| imperfect1 |
risse /ʁis/ |
risses /ʁis/ |
rît /ʁi/ |
rissions /ʁi.sjɔ̃/ |
rissiez /ʁi.sje/ |
rissent /ʁis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | ris /ʁi/ |
— | rions /ʁjɔ̃/ |
riez /ʁje/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Noun
rire m (plural rires)
Related terms
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French rire.
Verb
rire
- to laugh
Descendants
- French: rire
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Provençal rire, ridre, from Vulgar Latin *rīdĕre, from Latin rīdēre, present active infinitive of rīdeō.
Noun
rire m (plural rires)
Verb
rire
- to laugh
Related terms
Conjugation
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Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rīdĕre, from Latin rīdēre, present active infinitive of rīdeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrirə/
Verb
rire
- to laugh
- circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette
- [Il] s'en prist a rire
- He started to laugh
- [Il] s'en prist a rire
- circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of rire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rire | avoir ris | |||||
| gerund | en riant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | riant | ||||||
| past participle | ris | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ri | riz | rit | rions | rïez | rïent |
| imperfect | rioie, rïeie | rioies, rïeies | rioit, rïeit | riiiens, riiens | riiiez, riiez | rioient, rïeient | |
| preterite | ris | reṣis | rist | reṣimes | reṣistes | risdrent | |
| future | rirai | riras | rira | rirons | riroiz, rireiz, rirez | riront | |
| conditional | riroie, rireie | riroies, rireies | riroit, rireit | ririiens, ririens | ririiez, ririez | riroient, rireient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | rïe | rïes | rïe | riiens, rions | riiez | rïent |
| imperfect | reṣisse | reṣisses | reṣist | reṣissons, reṣissiens | reṣissoiz, reṣissez, reṣissiez | reṣissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | ri | — | rions | rïez | — | ||
Derived terms
- riant adj
Descendants
Old Provençal
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rīdĕre, from Latin rīdēre, present active infinitive of rīdeō.
Verb
rire
- to laugh
Descendants
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French rire, from Vulgar Latin *rīdĕre, from Latin rīdeō, rīdēre.
Verb
rire
- to laugh