creuser

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French

Etymology

See creux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁø.ze/
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Verb

creuser

  1. to dig
  2. to hollow out
  3. (reflexive, se creuser) to grow hollow

Conjugation

More information infinitive, simple ...
infinitive simple creuser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple creusant
/kʁø.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle creusé
/kʁø.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)
present creuse
/kʁøz/
creuses
/kʁøz/
creuse
/kʁøz/
creusons
/kʁø.zɔ̃/
creusez
/kʁø.ze/
creusent
/kʁøz/
imperfect creusais
/kʁø.zɛ/
creusais
/kʁø.zɛ/
creusait
/kʁø.zɛ/
creusions
/kʁø.zjɔ̃/
creusiez
/kʁø.zje/
creusaient
/kʁø.zɛ/
past historic2 creusai
/kʁø.ze/
creusas
/kʁø.za/
creusa
/kʁø.za/
creusâmes
/kʁø.zam/
creusâtes
/kʁø.zat/
creusèrent
/kʁø.zɛʁ/
future creuserai
/kʁøz.ʁe/
creuseras
/kʁøz.ʁa/
creusera
/kʁøz.ʁa/
creuserons
/kʁøz.ʁɔ̃/
creuserez
/kʁøz.ʁe/
creuseront
/kʁøz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional creuserais
/kʁøz.ʁɛ/
creuserais
/kʁøz.ʁɛ/
creuserait
/kʁøz.ʁɛ/
creuserions
/kʁø.zə.ʁjɔ̃/
creuseriez
/kʁø.zə.ʁje/
creuseraient
/kʁøz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)
present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)
present creuse
/kʁøz/
creuses
/kʁøz/
creuse
/kʁøz/
creusions
/kʁø.zjɔ̃/
creusiez
/kʁø.zje/
creusent
/kʁøz/
imperfect2 creusasse
/kʁø.zas/
creusasses
/kʁø.zas/
creusât
/kʁø.za/
creusassions
/kʁø.za.sjɔ̃/
creusassiez
/kʁø.za.sje/
creusassent
/kʁø.zas/
(compound
tenses)
past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative tu nous vous
simple creuse
/kʁøz/
creusons
/kʁø.zɔ̃/
creusez
/kʁø.ze/
compound simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Etymology

creux (hollow) + -er

Verb

creuser (gerund creus'sie)

  1. (Jersey) to dig

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