plaindre in French dictionary

  • plaindre

    Meanings and definitions of "plaindre"

    Synonyms of "plaindre" in French dictionary

    larmoyer, compatir, déplorer are the top synonyms of "plaindre" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plaindre

    • (Verb) This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.    Conjugation of plaindre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive plaindre avoir plaint
      gerund en plaignant en ayant plaint
      present participle plaignant
      past participle plaint
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present plains plains plaint plaignons plaignez plaignent
      imperfect plaignais plaignais plaignait plaignions plaigniez plaignaient
      past historic1 plaignis plaignis plaignit plaignîmes plaignîtes plaignirent
      future plaindrai plaindras plaindra plaindrons plaindrez plaindront
      conditional plaindrais plaindrais plaindrait plaindrions plaindriez plaindraient
      compoundtenses 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
      simpletenses present plaigne plaignes plaigne plaignions plaigniez plaignent
      imperfect1 plaignisse plaignisses plaignît plaignissions plaignissiez plaignissent
      compoundtenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — plains — plaignons plaignez —
      1literary tenses
    • This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel. Conjugation of plaindre
      simple compound
      infinitive plaindre avoir plaint
      gerund en plaignant en ayant plaint
      present participle plaignant
      /plɛ.ɲɑ̃/
      past participle plaint
      /plɛ̃/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present plains
      /plɛ̃/       		plains
      /plɛ̃/       		plaint
      /plɛ̃/       		plaignons
      /plɛ.ɲɔ̃/       		plaignez
      /plɛ.ɲe/       		plaignent
      /plɛɲ/
      imperfect plaignais
      /plɛ.ɲɛ/       		plaignais
      /plɛ.ɲɛ/       		plaignait
      /plɛ.ɲɛ/       		plaignions
      /plɛ.ɲjɔ̃/       		plaigniez
      /plɛ.ɲje/       		plaignaient
      /plɛ.ɲɛ/
      past historic1 plaignis
      /plɛ.ɲi/       		plaignis
      /plɛ.ɲi/       		plaignit
      /plɛ.ɲi/       		plaignîmes
      /plɛ.ɲim/       		plaignîtes
      /plɛ.ɲit/       		plaignirent
      /plɛ.ɲiʁ/
      future plaindrai
      /plɛ̃.dʁe/       		plaindras
      /plɛ̃.dʁa/       		plaindra
      /plɛ̃.dʁa/       		plaindrons
      /plɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/       		plaindrez
      /plɛ̃.dʁe/       		plaindront
      /plɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
      conditional plaindrais
      /plɛ̃.dʁɛ/       		plaindrais
      /plɛ̃.dʁɛ/       		plaindrait
      /plɛ̃.dʁɛ/       		plaindrions
      /plɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/       		plaindriez
      /plɛ̃.dʁi.je/       		plaindraient
      /plɛ̃.dʁɛ/
      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 plaigne
      /plɛɲ/       		plaignes
      /plɛɲ/       		plaigne
      /plɛɲ/       		plaignions
      /plɛ.ɲjɔ̃/       		plaigniez
      /plɛ.ɲje/       		plaignent
      /plɛɲ/
      imperfect1 plaignisse
      /plɛ.ɲis/       		plaignisses
      /plɛ.ɲis/       		plaignît
      /plɛ.ɲi/       		plaignissions
      /plɛ.ɲi.sjɔ̃/       		plaignissiez
      /plɛ.ɲi.sje/       		plaignissent
      /plɛ.ɲis/
      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 –
      — plains
      /plɛ̃/       		— plaignons
      /plɛ.ɲɔ̃/       		plaignez
      /plɛ.ɲe/       		—
      1literary tenses

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