foutre

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French foutre (“to fuck, have sex”), from Old French fotre, inherited from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). Compare English footle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /futʁ/
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Verb

foutre

  1. (transitive, vulgar, slang) to do, to fuck around with, to dick around, to fritter, to tinker
    Qu’est-ce qu’elles foutent ?
    What the fuck are they doing?
  2. (transitive, slang) to give
    Fous-moi la paix ! ― Give me a break!
  3. (transitive, slang) to put on/in (quickly), to shove, to stick, to stash
    Fous-la dans ton sac. ― Stick it in your bag.
    Fous ta cagoule ! ― Get your balaclava on!
  4. (reflexive, slang) to tease, to make fun of, to mock, to not take seriously or to dismiss
    Est-ce que vous vous foutez de ma sœur ?
    Are you teasing/making fun of my sister?
    Se foutraient-ils de sa gueule ?
    Would they make fun of him?
    (literally, “Would they make fun of his face?”)
    On s’en fout. ― We don't give a fuck (about it).
    • 2018, Zaz, Plume:
      Je n’ pense qu’à aujourd’hui. C’est trop tard pour hier. Je me fous de demain
      I only think about today. It's too late for yesterday. I don't give a frick about tomorrow
  5. (transitive, vulgar, archaic) to fuck, to screw, to have sex
    Synonyms: baiser, niquer
    On a foutu toute la nuit.
    We fucked all night long.
  6. (reflexive, vulgar) to fuck off, to jerk off, to wank
    Va te faire foutre ! ― Fuck off!

Conjugation

Conjugation of foutre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple foutre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple foutant
/fu.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle foutu
/fu.ty/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fous
/fu/ 		fous
/fu/ 		fout
/fu/ 		foutons
/fu.tɔ̃/ 		foutez
/fu.te/ 		foutent
/fut/
imperfect foutais
/fu.tɛ/ 		foutais
/fu.tɛ/ 		foutait
/fu.tɛ/ 		foutions
/fu.tjɔ̃/ 		foutiez
/fu.tje/ 		foutaient
/fu.tɛ/
past historic2 foutis
/fu.ti/ 		foutis
/fu.ti/ 		foutit
/fu.ti/ 		foutîmes
/fu.tim/ 		foutîtes
/fu.tit/ 		foutirent
/fu.tiʁ/
future foutrai
/fu.tʁe/ 		foutras
/fu.tʁa/ 		foutra
/fu.tʁa/ 		foutrons
/fu.tʁɔ̃/ 		foutrez
/fu.tʁe/ 		foutront
/fu.tʁɔ̃/
conditional foutrais
/fu.tʁɛ/ 		foutrais
/fu.tʁɛ/ 		foutrait
/fu.tʁɛ/ 		foutrions
/fu.tʁi.jɔ̃/ 		foutriez
/fu.tʁi.je/ 		foutraient
/fu.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 foute
/fut/ 		foutes
/fut/ 		foute
/fut/ 		foutions
/fu.tjɔ̃/ 		foutiez
/fu.tje/ 		foutent
/fut/
imperfect2 foutisse
/fu.tis/ 		foutisses
/fu.tis/ 		foutît
/fu.ti/ 		foutissions
/fu.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		foutissiez
/fu.ti.sje/ 		foutissent
/fu.tis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fous
/fu/ 		— foutons
/fu.tɔ̃/ 		foutez
/fu.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).

Conjugation of se foutre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se foutre
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se foutant
/sə fu.tɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle foutu
/fu.ty/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fous
/mə fu/ 		te fous
/tə fu/ 		se fout
/sə fu/ 		nous foutons
/nu fu.tɔ̃/ 		vous foutez
/vu fu.te/ 		se foutent
/sə fut/
imperfect me foutais
/mə fu.tɛ/ 		te foutais
/tə fu.tɛ/ 		se foutait
/sə fu.tɛ/ 		nous foutions
/nu fu.tjɔ̃/ 		vous foutiez
/vu fu.tje/ 		se foutaient
/sə fu.tɛ/
past historic2 me foutis
/mə fu.ti/ 		te foutis
/tə fu.ti/ 		se foutit
/sə fu.ti/ 		nous foutîmes
/nu fu.tim/ 		vous foutîtes
/vu fu.tit/ 		se foutirent
/sə fu.tiʁ/
future me foutrai
/mə fu.tʁe/ 		te foutras
/tə fu.tʁa/ 		se foutra
/sə fu.tʁa/ 		nous foutrons
/nu fu.tʁɔ̃/ 		vous foutrez
/vu fu.tʁe/ 		se foutront
/sə fu.tʁɔ̃/
conditional me foutrais
/mə fu.tʁɛ/ 		te foutrais
/tə fu.tʁɛ/ 		se foutrait
/sə fu.tʁɛ/ 		nous foutrions
/nu fu.tʁi.jɔ̃/ 		vous foutriez
/vu fu.tʁi.je/ 		se foutraient
/sə fu.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me foute
/mə fut/ 		te foutes
/tə fut/ 		se foute
/sə fut/ 		nous foutions
/nu fu.tjɔ̃/ 		vous foutiez
/vu fu.tje/ 		se foutent
/sə fut/
imperfect2 me foutisse
/mə fu.tis/ 		te foutisses
/tə fu.tis/ 		se foutît
/sə fu.ti/ 		nous foutissions
/nu fu.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		vous foutissiez
/vu fu.ti.sje/ 		se foutissent
/sə fu.tis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fous-toi
/fu.twa/ 		— foutons-nous
/fu.tɔ̃.nu/ 		foutez-vous
/fu.te.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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).

Derived terms

  • ficher, a more polite euphemism for the verb

Descendants

  • → Afrikaans: foeter
  • → English: fouter
  • → Switzerland German: foutieren

Noun

foutre m (plural foutres)

  1. (vulgar, slang) spunk, sperm, cum
    • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage:
      Il lui donne de violents coups de poing dans le nez, jusqu’à ce qu’elle saigne, et il continue encore, malgré qu’elle soit en sang; il décharge et mêle son foutre au sang qu’elle perd.
      He punched her violently in the nose, until it bled, and he kept going, despite the bleeding; he offloaded and mixed his cum with the blood she'd shed.

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