discuter

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.ky.te/
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Verb

discuter

  1. to argue, to debate
  2. to discuss
  3. to chat

Conjugation

Conjugation of discuter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple discuter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple discutant
/dis.ky.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle discuté
/dis.ky.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present discute
/dis.kyt/ 		discutes
/dis.kyt/ 		discute
/dis.kyt/ 		discutons
/dis.ky.tɔ̃/ 		discutez
/dis.ky.te/ 		discutent
/dis.kyt/
imperfect discutais
/dis.ky.tɛ/ 		discutais
/dis.ky.tɛ/ 		discutait
/dis.ky.tɛ/ 		discutions
/dis.ky.tjɔ̃/ 		discutiez
/dis.ky.tje/ 		discutaient
/dis.ky.tɛ/
past historic2 discutai
/dis.ky.te/ 		discutas
/dis.ky.ta/ 		discuta
/dis.ky.ta/ 		discutâmes
/dis.ky.tam/ 		discutâtes
/dis.ky.tat/ 		discutèrent
/dis.ky.tɛʁ/
future discuterai
/dis.ky.tʁe/ 		discuteras
/dis.ky.tʁa/ 		discutera
/dis.ky.tʁa/ 		discuterons
/dis.ky.tʁɔ̃/ 		discuterez
/dis.ky.tʁe/ 		discuteront
/dis.ky.tʁɔ̃/
conditional discuterais
/dis.ky.tʁɛ/ 		discuterais
/dis.ky.tʁɛ/ 		discuterait
/dis.ky.tʁɛ/ 		discuterions
/dis.ky.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		discuteriez
/dis.ky.tə.ʁje/ 		discuteraient
/dis.ky.tʁɛ/
(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 discute
/dis.kyt/ 		discutes
/dis.kyt/ 		discute
/dis.kyt/ 		discutions
/dis.ky.tjɔ̃/ 		discutiez
/dis.ky.tje/ 		discutent
/dis.kyt/
imperfect2 discutasse
/dis.ky.tas/ 		discutasses
/dis.ky.tas/ 		discutât
/dis.ky.ta/ 		discutassions
/dis.ky.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		discutassiez
/dis.ky.ta.sje/ 		discutassent
/dis.ky.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — discute
/dis.kyt/ 		— discutons
/dis.ky.tɔ̃/ 		discutez
/dis.ky.te/ 		—
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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Verb

discuter

  1. to discuss

Conjugation

    Conjugation of discuter
infinitive discuter
participle present perfect
discutente discutite
active simple perfect
present discute ha discutite
past discuteva habeva discutite
future discutera habera discutite
conditional discuterea haberea discutite
imperative discute
passive simple perfect
present es discutite ha essite discutite
past esseva discutite habeva essite discutite
future essera discutite habera essite discutite
conditional esserea discutite haberea essite discutite
imperative sia discutite
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