recueillir

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French recoillir, from Latin recolligere, see re-, cueillir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.kœ.jiʁ/
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Verb

recueillir

  1. to collect, gather
  2. to obtain, to win
  3. to take in (a stray, etc.)
  4. (reflexive, se recueillir) to collect one's thoughts, to reflect
  5. (reflexive, se recueillir) to meditate

Conjugation

Conjugation of recueillir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple recueillir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple recueillant
/ʁə.kœ.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle recueilli
/ʁə.kœ.ji/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present recueille
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueilles
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueille
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueillons
/ʁə.kœ.jɔ̃/ 		recueillez
/ʁə.kœ.je/ 		recueillent
/ʁə.kœj/
imperfect recueillais
/ʁə.kœ.jɛ/ 		recueillais
/ʁə.kœ.jɛ/ 		recueillait
/ʁə.kœ.jɛ/ 		recueillions
/ʁə.kœj.jɔ̃/ 		recueilliez
/ʁə.kœj.je/ 		recueillaient
/ʁə.kœ.jɛ/
past historic2 recueillis
/ʁə.kœ.ji/ 		recueillis
/ʁə.kœ.ji/ 		recueillit
/ʁə.kœ.ji/ 		recueillîmes
/ʁə.kœ.jim/ 		recueillîtes
/ʁə.kœ.jit/ 		recueillirent
/ʁə.kœ.jiʁ/
future recueillirai or recueillerai
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁe/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁe/ 		recueilliras or recueilleras
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁa/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁa/ 		recueillira or recueillera
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁa/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁa/ 		recueillirons or recueillerons
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁɔ̃/ 		recueillirez or recueillerez
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁe/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁe/ 		recueilliront or recueilleront
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional recueillirais or recueillerais
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɛ/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁɛ/ 		recueillirais or recueillerais
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɛ/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁɛ/ 		recueillirait or recueillerait
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɛ/ or /ʁə.kœj.ʁɛ/ 		recueillirions or recueillerions
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.kœ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		recueilliriez or recueilleriez
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁje/ or /ʁə.kœ.jə.ʁje/ 		recueilliraient or recueilleraient
/ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɛ/ or /ʁə.kœj.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 recueille
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueilles
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueille
/ʁə.kœj/ 		recueillions
/ʁə.kœj.jɔ̃/ 		recueilliez
/ʁə.kœj.je/ 		recueillent
/ʁə.kœj/
imperfect2 recueillisse
/ʁə.kœ.jis/ 		recueillisses
/ʁə.kœ.jis/ 		recueillît
/ʁə.kœ.ji/ 		recueillissions
/ʁə.kœ.ji.sjɔ̃/ 		recueillissiez
/ʁə.kœ.ji.sje/ 		recueillissent
/ʁə.kœ.jis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — recueille
/ʁə.kœj/ 		— recueillons
/ʁə.kœ.jɔ̃/ 		recueillez
/ʁə.kœ.je/ 		—
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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