œuvrer

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See also: oeuvrer

French

Etymology

Alteration, by analogy with œuvre, of ouvrer. Created to avoid the confusion with ouvrir. Doublet of opérer and ouvrer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œ.vʁe/
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Verb

œuvrer

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    Synonyms: opérer, travailler

Conjugation

Conjugation of œuvrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple œuvrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple œuvrant
/œ.vʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle œuvré
/œ.vʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present œuvre
/œvʁ/ 		œuvres
/œvʁ/ 		œuvre
/œvʁ/ 		œuvrons
/œ.vʁɔ̃/ 		œuvrez
/œ.vʁe/ 		œuvrent
/œvʁ/
imperfect œuvrais
/œ.vʁɛ/ 		œuvrais
/œ.vʁɛ/ 		œuvrait
/œ.vʁɛ/ 		œuvrions
/œ.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		œuvriez
/œ.vʁi.je/ 		œuvraient
/œ.vʁɛ/
past historic2 œuvrai
/œ.vʁe/ 		œuvras
/œ.vʁa/ 		œuvra
/œ.vʁa/ 		œuvrâmes
/œ.vʁam/ 		œuvrâtes
/œ.vʁat/ 		œuvrèrent
/œ.vʁɛʁ/
future œuvrerai
/œ.vʁə.ʁe/ 		œuvreras
/œ.vʁə.ʁa/ 		œuvrera
/œ.vʁə.ʁa/ 		œuvrerons
/œ.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		œuvrerez
/œ.vʁə.ʁe/ 		œuvreront
/œ.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional œuvrerais
/œ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		œuvrerais
/œ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		œuvrerait
/œ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		œuvrerions
/œ.vʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		œuvreriez
/œ.vʁə.ʁje/ 		œuvreraient
/œ.vʁə.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 œuvre
/œvʁ/ 		œuvres
/œvʁ/ 		œuvre
/œvʁ/ 		œuvrions
/œ.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		œuvriez
/œ.vʁi.je/ 		œuvrent
/œvʁ/
imperfect2 œuvrasse
/œ.vʁas/ 		œuvrasses
/œ.vʁas/ 		œuvrât
/œ.vʁa/ 		œuvrassions
/œ.vʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		œuvrassiez
/œ.vʁa.sje/ 		œuvrassent
/œ.vʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — œuvre
/œvʁ/ 		— œuvrons
/œ.vʁɔ̃/ 		œuvrez
/œ.vʁe/ 		—
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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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