ouïr

See also: ouir

French

Etymology

From Middle French ouyr, ouïr, from Old French oir, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wiʁ/
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Verb

ouïr

  1. (archaic) to hear
    Synonym: entendre
  2. (archaic) to listen
    Synonym: écouter

Conjugation

The forms beginning with oi-, oy-, or orr- are archaic.

Conjugation of ouïr (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle ouïssant or oyant
/wi.sɑ̃/ or /ɔ.jɑ̃/
past participle ouï
/wi/
infinitive
simple ouïr
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple ouïssant or oyant
/wi.sɑ̃/ or /ɔ.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ouïs or ois
/wi/ or /wa/		 ouïs or ois
/wi/ or /wa/		 ouït or oit
/wi/ or /wa/		 ouïssons or oyons
/wi.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.jɔ̃/		 ouïssez or oyez
/wi.se/ or /ɔ.je/		 ouïssent or oient
/wis/ or /wa/
imperfect ouïssais or oyais
/wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/		 ouïssais or oyais
/wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/		 ouïssait or oyait
/wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/		 ouïssions or oyions
/wi.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔj.jɔ̃/		 ouïssiez or oyiez
/wi.sje/ or /ɔj.je/		 ouïssaient or oyaient
/wi.sɛ/ or /ɔ.jɛ/
past historic2 ouïs
/wi/		 ouïs
/wi/		 ouït
/wi/		 ouïmes
/wim/		 ouïtes
/wit/		 ouïrent
/wiʁ/
future ouïrai or oirai or orrai
/wi.ʁe/ or /wa.ʁe/ or /ɔ.ʁe/		 ouïras or oiras or orras
/wi.ʁa/ or /wa.ʁa/ or /ɔ.ʁa/		 ouïra or oira or orra
/wi.ʁa/ or /wa.ʁa/ or /ɔ.ʁa/		 ouïrons or oirons or orrons
/wi.ʁɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁɔ̃/		 ouïrez or oirez or orrez
/wi.ʁe/ or /wa.ʁe/ or /ɔ.ʁe/		 ouïront or oiront or orront
/wi.ʁɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ouïrais or oirais or orrais
/wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/		 ouïrais or oirais or orrais
/wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/		 ouïrait or oirait or orrait
/wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.ʁɛ/		 ouïrions or oirions or orrions
/wi.ʁjɔ̃/ or /wa.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.ʁjɔ̃/		 ouïriez or oiriez or orriez
/wi.ʁje/ or /wa.ʁje/ or /ɔ.ʁje/		 ouïraient or oiraient or orraient
/wi.ʁɛ/ or /wa.ʁɛ/ or /ɔ.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 ouïsse or oie
/wis/ or /wa/		 ouïsses or oies
/wis/ or /wa/		 ouïsse or oie
/wis/ or /wa/		 ouïssions or oyions
/wi.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔj.jɔ̃/		 ouïssiez or oyiez
/wi.sje/ or /ɔj.je/		 ouïssent or oient
/wis/ or /wa/
imperfect2 ouïsse
/wis/		 ouïsses
/wis/		 ouït
/wi/		 ouïssions
/wi.sjɔ̃/		 ouïssiez
/wi.sje/		 ouïssent
/wis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ouïs or ois
/wi/ or /wa/		 — ouïssons or oyons
/wi.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.jɔ̃/		 ouïssez or oyez
/wi.se/ or /ɔ.je/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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