Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Conjugating the French Verb Souffrir (to Suffer)
Conjugating the French Verb Souffrir (to Suffer) Souffrir (to suffer, to endure, to tolerate, to be in pain) is an irregular French -ir verb. Below are simple conjugations of the verb souffrir; the conjugation table does not include compound tenses, which consist of a form of the auxiliary verb avoir with the past participle souffert. Within irregular -ir verb conjugations, there are some patterns. Two groups exhibit similar characteristics and conjugation patterns. Then there is a final, large category of extremely irregular -ir verbs that follow no pattern. Souffrir IS AN IRREGULAR -IR- VERB Soufrir lies in the second group of irregular -ir verbs that display a pattern. The second group of verbs includes verbs like souffrir that all end in -frir or -vrir. These verbs, surprisingly, are all conjugated like regular -er verbs. Souffrir IS CONJUGATED LIKE VERBS ENDING IN -FRIR AND -VRIR All French verbs that end in -frir or -vrir are conjugated this way. They include: couvrir to covercueillir  to pickdà ©couvrir  to discoverentrouvrir to half-openouvrir  to openoffrir  to offerrecouvrir to recover, conceal rouvrir  to reopen EXPRESSIONS AND USAGE souffrir en silence to suffer in silenceSi tu avais souffert ce que jai souffert ! If youd suffered as much as I have !, if you had gone through what I have !Elle ne souffre pas dà ªtre critiquà ©e / quon la critique. She cant stand / take criticismTu souffres ?  Are you in pain ? Does it hurt ?souffrir de to suffer fromsouffrir des dents  to have trouble with ones teeth souffrir le martyr to suffer agoniesSon dos lui fait souffrir le martyre. He has terrible trouble with his back.faire souffrir quelquun  to make someone suffer  ne pas pouvoir souffrir quelquun to not be able to bear someoneJe ne peux souffrir cette idà ©e.  I cant bear the thoughtIl ne peut pas la souffrir.  He cant bear her.  souffrir inutilement to suffer needlessly souffrir financià ¨rement to suffer financially / to be in bad straits financiallyOà ¹ souffrez-vous ? Where is the pain ? / Where does it hurt ?Elle a beaucoup souffert lors de son accouchement. She had a very painful delivery. Il est mort sans souffrir. He felt no pain when he died.souffrir de la faim / soif  to suffer from hunger / thirstsouffrir de la chaleur to suffer from the heatsouffrir de (figurative): Sa renommà ©e a souffert du scandale. His reputation suffered from the scandal.dà »t ton amour-propre en souffrir  even though your pride may sufferLes rà ©coltes nont pas trop souffert. The crops didnt suffer too much / werent too badly damaged.Cest le sud du pays qui a le plus souffert. The southern part of the country was the hit the hardest.se souffrir (pronominal): Ils ne peuvent pas se souffrir. They cant stand / bear each other. Simple Conjugations of the Irregular French -ir Verb Soufrir Present Future Imperfect Present participle je souffre souffrirai souffrais souffrant tu souffres souffriras souffrais il souffre souffrira souffrait nous souffrons souffrirons souffrions vous souffrez souffrirez souffriez ils souffrent souffriront souffraient Pass compos Auxiliary verb avoir Past participle souffert Subjunctive Conditional Pass simple Imperfect subjunctive je souffre souffrirais souffris souffrisse tu souffres souffrirais souffris souffrisses il souffre souffrirait souffrit souffrt nous souffrions souffririons souffrmes souffrissions vous souffriez souffririez souffrtes souffrissiez ils souffrent souffriraient souffrirent souffrissent Imperative tu souffre nous souffrons vous souffrez
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