regretter in French dictionary

  • regretter

    Meanings and definitions of "regretter"

    • Avoir du chagrin de l’absence, de la perte, de la mort de quelqu’un
    • Désirer qu'un évènement ne se soit pas produit.
    • Éprouver du regret, être affligé à cause de l'absence d'une personne.
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    Synonyms of "regretter" in French dictionary

    compatir, déplorer, geindre are the top synonyms of "regretter" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of regretter

    • (Verb)    Conjugation of regretter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive regretter avoir regretté
      gerund en regrettant en ayant regretté
      present participle regrettant
      past participle regretté
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present regrette regrettes regrette regrettons regrettez regrettent
      imperfect regrettais regrettais regrettait regrettions regrettiez regrettaient
      past historic1 regrettai regrettas regretta regrettâmes regrettâtes regrettèrent
      future regretterai regretteras regrettera regretterons regretterez regretteront
      conditional regretterais regretterais regretterait regretterions regretteriez regretteraient
      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 regrette regrettes regrette regrettions regrettiez regrettent
      imperfect1 regrettasse regrettasses regrettât regrettassions regrettassiez regrettassent
      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 –
      — regrette — regrettons regrettez —
      1literary tenses
    • Conjugation of regretter
      simple compound
      infinitive regretter avoir regretté
      gerund en regrettant en ayant regretté
      present participle regrettant
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃/
      past participle regretté
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present regrette
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrettes
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrette
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrettons
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɔ̃/       		regrettez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te/       		regrettent
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/
      imperfect regrettais
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ/       		regrettais
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ/       		regrettait
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ/       		regrettions
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tjɔ̃/       		regrettiez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tje/       		regrettaient
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ/
      past historic1 regrettai
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te/       		regrettas
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta/       		regretta
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta/       		regrettâmes
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tam/       		regrettâtes
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tat/       		regrettèrent
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛʁ/
      future regretterai
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁe/       		regretteras
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁa/       		regrettera
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁa/       		regretterons
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɔ̃/       		regretterez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁe/       		regretteront
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɔ̃/
      conditional regretterais
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɛ/       		regretterais
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɛ/       		regretterait
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɛ/       		regretterions
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/       		regretteriez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tə.ʁje/       		regretteraient
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tʁɛ/
      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 regrette
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrettes
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrette
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		regrettions
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tjɔ̃/       		regrettiez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tje/       		regrettent
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/
      imperfect1 regrettasse
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tas/       		regrettasses
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tas/       		regrettât
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta/       		regrettassions
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.sjɔ̃/       		regrettassiez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.sje/       		regrettassent
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tas/
      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 –
      — regrette
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/       		— regrettons
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɔ̃/       		regrettez
      /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te/       		—
      1literary tenses
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