douer

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French

Etymology

From Old French, inherited from Latin dōtāre. Doublet of doter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dwe/, /du.e/
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Verb

douer

  1. to endow (someone) (de with)

Conjugation

  • This verb is almost only used in compound tenses.
Conjugation of douer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple douer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple douant
/dwɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle doué
/dwe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present doue
/du/ 		doues
/du/ 		doue
/du/ 		douons
/dwɔ̃/ 		douez
/dwe/ 		douent
/du/
imperfect douais
/dwɛ/ 		douais
/dwɛ/ 		douait
/dwɛ/ 		douions
/du.jɔ̃/ 		douiez
/du.je/ 		douaient
/dwɛ/
past historic2 douai
/dwe/ 		douas
/dwa/ 		doua
/dwa/ 		douâmes
/dwam/ 		douâtes
/dwat/ 		douèrent
/dwɛʁ/
future douerai
/du.ʁe/ 		doueras
/du.ʁa/ 		douera
/du.ʁa/ 		douerons
/du.ʁɔ̃/ 		douerez
/du.ʁe/ 		doueront
/du.ʁɔ̃/
conditional douerais
/du.ʁɛ/ 		douerais
/du.ʁɛ/ 		douerait
/du.ʁɛ/ 		douerions
/du.ʁjɔ̃/ 		doueriez
/du.ʁje/ 		doueraient
/du.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 doue
/du/ 		doues
/du/ 		doue
/du/ 		douions
/du.jɔ̃/ 		douiez
/du.je/ 		douent
/du/
imperfect2 douasse
/dwas/ 		douasses
/dwas/ 		douât
/dwa/ 		douassions
/dwa.sjɔ̃/ 		douassiez
/dwa.sje/ 		douassent
/dwas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — doue
/du/ 		— douons
/dwɔ̃/ 		douez
/dwe/ 		—
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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