perdre

See also: perdré and pèrdre

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan perdre, from Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɾ.dɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.dɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɾ.dɾe/

Verb

perdre (first-person singular present perdo, past participle perdut)

  1. lose
  2. miss, as in to miss a train, a film etc.

Conjugation
Conjugation of perdre (second conjugation)
infinitive perdre
present participle perdent
past participle masculine feminine
singular perdut perduda
plural perduts perdudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present perdo perds perd perdem perdeu perden
imperfect perdia perdies perdia perdíem perdíeu perdien
future perdré perdràs perdrà perdrem perdreu perdran
preterite perdí perderes perdé perdérem perdéreu perderen
conditional perdria perdries perdria perdríem perdríeu perdrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present perdi perdis perdi perdem perdeu perdin
imperfect perdés perdessis perdés perdéssim perdéssiu perdessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— perd perdi perdem perdeu perdin

References

French

Etymology

From Middle French perdre, from Old French perdre, from Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛʁdʁ/
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Verb

perdre

  1. (transitive) to lose (be unable to find)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to lose (not win)
  3. (reflexive) to get lost

Conjugation
Conjugation of perdre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle perdant
/pɛʁ.dɑ̃/
past participle perdu
/pɛʁ.dy/
infinitive
simple perdre
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple perdant
/pɛʁ.dɑ̃/
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 perds
/pɛʁ/		 perds
/pɛʁ/		 perd
/pɛʁ/		 perdons
/pɛʁ.dɔ̃/		 perdez
/pɛʁ.de/		 perdent
/pɛʁd/
imperfect perdais
/pɛʁ.dɛ/		 perdais
/pɛʁ.dɛ/		 perdait
/pɛʁ.dɛ/		 perdions
/pɛʁ.djɔ̃/		 perdiez
/pɛʁ.dje/		 perdaient
/pɛʁ.dɛ/
past historic2 perdis
/pɛʁ.di/		 perdis
/pɛʁ.di/		 perdit
/pɛʁ.di/		 perdîmes
/pɛʁ.dim/		 perdîtes
/pɛʁ.dit/		 perdirent
/pɛʁ.diʁ/
future perdrai
/pɛʁ.dʁe/		 perdras
/pɛʁ.dʁa/		 perdra
/pɛʁ.dʁa/		 perdrons
/pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃/		 perdrez
/pɛʁ.dʁe/		 perdront
/pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃/
conditional perdrais
/pɛʁ.dʁɛ/		 perdrais
/pɛʁ.dʁɛ/		 perdrait
/pɛʁ.dʁɛ/		 perdrions
/pɛʁ.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 perdriez
/pɛʁ.dʁi.je/		 perdraient
/pɛʁ.dʁɛ/
(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 perde
/pɛʁd/		 perdes
/pɛʁd/		 perde
/pɛʁd/		 perdions
/pɛʁ.djɔ̃/		 perdiez
/pɛʁ.dje/		 perdent
/pɛʁd/
imperfect2 perdisse
/pɛʁ.dis/		 perdisses
/pɛʁ.dis/		 perdît
/pɛʁ.di/		 perdissions
/pɛʁ.di.sjɔ̃/		 perdissiez
/pɛʁ.di.sje/		 perdissent
/pɛʁ.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — perds
/pɛʁ/		 — perdons
/pɛʁ.dɔ̃/		 perdez
/pɛʁ.de/		 —
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).

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French perdre.

Verb

perdre

  1. (transitive) to lose

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.

Verb

perdre

  1. (transitive) to lose (be unable to find)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to lose (not win)

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of perdre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive perdre avoir perdu
gerund en perdant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle perdant
past participle perdu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present pert perz pert perdons perdez perdent
imperfect perdoie, perdeie perdoies, perdeies perdoit, perdeit perdiiens, perdiens perdiiez, perdiez perdoient, perdeient
preterite perdi perdis perdié perdimes perdistes perdierent
future perdrai perdras perdra perdrons perdroiz, perdreiz, perdrez perdront
conditional perdroie, perdreie perdroies, perdreies perdroit, perdreit perdriiens, perdriens perdriiez, perdriez perdroient, perdreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present perde perdes perde perdons perdez perdent
imperfect perdisse perdisses perdist perdissons, perdissiens perdissoiz, perdissez, perdissiez perdissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— pert — perdons perdez —

Antonyms

Descendants

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.

Verb

perdre

  1. to lose (no longer possess)

Descendants

References
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