Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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  ?  Ã‚  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  Ã‚  ne pas pouvoir souffrir quelquun to not be able to bear someoneJe ne peux souffrir cette idà ©e.  Ã‚  I cant bear the thoughtIl ne peut pas la souffrir.  Ã‚  He cant bear her.  Ã‚  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  Ã‚  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  Ã‚  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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