terminer

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English

Noun

terminer (countable and uncountable, plural terminers)

  1. (law, archaic) The act of determining.

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Danish

Noun

terminer c

  1. indefinite plural of termin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French terminer, borrowed from Latin termināre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mi.ne/
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Verb

terminer

  1. (intransitive) to end; to finish; to terminate
    Antonym: continuer
    Le train termine à Rouen. ― The train terminates in Rouen.
  2. (transitive) to end, to bring to an end, to finish
    Il fallait terminer le match après une explosion.
    The game had to be brought to an end after an explosion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of terminer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple terminer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple terminant
/tɛʁ.mi.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle terminé
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present termine
/tɛʁ.min/ 		termines
/tɛʁ.min/ 		termine
/tɛʁ.min/ 		terminons
/tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃/ 		terminez
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/ 		terminent
/tɛʁ.min/
imperfect terminais
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/ 		terminais
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/ 		terminait
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/ 		terminions
/tɛʁ.mi.njɔ̃/ 		terminiez
/tɛʁ.mi.nje/ 		terminaient
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/
past historic2 terminai
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/ 		terminas
/tɛʁ.mi.na/ 		termina
/tɛʁ.mi.na/ 		terminâmes
/tɛʁ.mi.nam/ 		terminâtes
/tɛʁ.mi.nat/ 		terminèrent
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛʁ/
future terminerai
/tɛʁ.min.ʁe/ 		termineras
/tɛʁ.min.ʁa/ 		terminera
/tɛʁ.min.ʁa/ 		terminerons
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɔ̃/ 		terminerez
/tɛʁ.min.ʁe/ 		termineront
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɔ̃/
conditional terminerais
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/ 		terminerais
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/ 		terminerait
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/ 		terminerions
/tɛʁ.mi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		termineriez
/tɛʁ.mi.nə.ʁje/ 		termineraient
/tɛʁ.min.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 termine
/tɛʁ.min/ 		termines
/tɛʁ.min/ 		termine
/tɛʁ.min/ 		terminions
/tɛʁ.mi.njɔ̃/ 		terminiez
/tɛʁ.mi.nje/ 		terminent
/tɛʁ.min/
imperfect2 terminasse
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/ 		terminasses
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/ 		terminât
/tɛʁ.mi.na/ 		terminassions
/tɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/ 		terminassiez
/tɛʁ.mi.na.sje/ 		terminassent
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — termine
/tɛʁ.min/ 		— terminons
/tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃/ 		terminez
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/ 		—
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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Latin

Verb

terminer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of terminō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminō, termināre.

Verb

terminer

  1. (transitive) to end; to terminate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of terminer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive terminer avoir terminé
gerund en terminant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle terminant
past participle terminé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present termin termines termine terminons terminez terminent
imperfect terminoie, termineie, terminoe, termineve terminoies, termineies, terminoes, termineves terminoit, termineit, terminot, termineve terminiiens, terminiens terminiiez, terminiez terminoient, termineient, terminoent, terminevent
preterite terminai terminas termina terminames terminastes terminerent
future terminerai termineras terminera terminerons termineroiz, terminereiz, terminerez termineront
conditional termineroie, terminereie termineroies, terminereies termineroit, terminereit termineriiens, termineriens termineriiez, termineriez termineroient, terminereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present termin termins termint terminons terminez terminent
imperfect terminasse terminasses terminast terminissons, terminissiens terminissoiz, terminissez, terminissiez terminassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— termine — terminons terminez —

Descendants

  • French: terminer

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “terminer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

terminer

  1. indefinite plural of termin
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