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

Conjugation of creuser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
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 , 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

Synonyms

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