oublier
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editoublier
- to forget
- J’ai oublié tout ce qu’il m’a dit. ― I've forgotten everything he told me.
- Ne m’oublie pas. ― Don't forget me.
- N’oubliez pas de rectifier les documents. ― Don't forget to correct your documents
- 2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:
- J’essaie vraiment d’ t’aider sans m’oublier.
- I'm truly trying to help you without forgetting myself.
- to leave something behind by accident
- Synonym: laisser
- J’oublie toujours la chose dont j’ai besoin plus que tout.
- I always forget the thing I need most of all
Conjugation
editConjugation of oublier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | oublier | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | oubliant /u.bli.jɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | oublié /u.bli.je/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | oublie /u.bli/ |
oublies /u.bli/ |
oublie /u.bli/ |
oublions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliez /u.bli.je/ |
oublient /u.bli/ |
imperfect | oubliais /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliais /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliait /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliiez /u.bli.je/ |
oubliaient /u.bli.jɛ/ | |
past historic2 | oubliai /u.bli.je/ |
oublias /u.bli.ja/ |
oublia /u.bli.ja/ |
oubliâmes /u.bli.jam/ |
oubliâtes /u.bli.jat/ |
oublièrent /u.bli.jɛʁ/ | |
future | oublierai /u.bli.ʁe/ |
oublieras /u.bli.ʁa/ |
oubliera /u.bli.ʁa/ |
oublierons /u.bli.ʁɔ̃/ |
oublierez /u.bli.ʁe/ |
oublieront /u.bli.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | oublierais /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierais /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierait /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierions /u.bli.ʁjɔ̃/ |
oublieriez /u.bli.ʁje/ |
oublieraient /u.bli.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 | oublie /u.bli/ |
oublies /u.bli/ |
oublie /u.bli/ |
oubliions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliiez /u.bli.je/ |
oublient /u.bli/ |
imperfect2 | oubliasse /u.bli.jas/ |
oubliasses /u.bli.jas/ |
oubliât /u.bli.ja/ |
oubliassions /u.bli.ja.sjɔ̃/ |
oubliassiez /u.bli.ja.sje/ |
oubliassent /u.bli.jas/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | oublie /u.bli/ |
— | oublions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliez /u.bli.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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: obliare
Further reading
edit- “oublier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).
Verb
editoublier (gerund oubliêthie)
Old French
editVerb
editoublier
- Alternative form of oblier
Conjugation
editThis 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 oublier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | oublier | avoir oublïé | |||||
gerund | en oubliant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | oubliant | ||||||
past participle | oublïé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | oubli | oublïes | oublïe | oublions | oublïez | oublïent |
imperfect | oublioie, oublïeie, oublioe, oublïeve | oublioies, oublïeies, oublioes, oublïeves | oublioit, oublïeit, oubliot, oublïeve | oubliiiens, oubliiens | oubliiiez, oubliiez | oublioient, oublïeient, oublioent, oublïevent | |
preterite | oubliai | oublias | oublia | oubliames | oubliastes | oublïerent | |
future | oublïerai | oublïeras | oublïera | oublïerons | oublïeroiz, oublïereiz, oublïerez | oublïeront | |
conditional | oublïeroie, oublïereie | oublïeroies, oublïereies | oublïeroit, oublïereit | oublïeriiens, oublïeriens | oublïeriiez, oublïeriez | oublïeroient, oublïereient | |
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 | oubli | oublis | oublit | oublions | oublïez | oublïent |
imperfect | oubliasse | oubliasses | oubliast | oubliissons, oubliissiens | oubliissoiz, oubliissez, oubliissiez | oubliassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | oublïe | — | oublions | oublïez | — |
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