bistrer

French

Etymology

From bistre +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bis.tʁe/
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Verb

bistrer

  1. to darken, blacken
  2. to be mesmerized

Conjugation

Conjugation of bistrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bistrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bistrant
/bis.tʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bistré
/bis.tʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bistre
/bistʁ/ 		bistres
/bistʁ/ 		bistre
/bistʁ/ 		bistrons
/bis.tʁɔ̃/ 		bistrez
/bis.tʁe/ 		bistrent
/bistʁ/
imperfect bistrais
/bis.tʁɛ/ 		bistrais
/bis.tʁɛ/ 		bistrait
/bis.tʁɛ/ 		bistrions
/bis.tʁi.jɔ̃/ 		bistriez
/bis.tʁi.je/ 		bistraient
/bis.tʁɛ/
past historic2 bistrai
/bis.tʁe/ 		bistras
/bis.tʁa/ 		bistra
/bis.tʁa/ 		bistrâmes
/bis.tʁam/ 		bistrâtes
/bis.tʁat/ 		bistrèrent
/bis.tʁɛʁ/
future bistrerai
/bis.tʁə.ʁe/ 		bistreras
/bis.tʁə.ʁa/ 		bistrera
/bis.tʁə.ʁa/ 		bistrerons
/bis.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		bistrerez
/bis.tʁə.ʁe/ 		bistreront
/bis.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bistrerais
/bis.tʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bistrerais
/bis.tʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bistrerait
/bis.tʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bistrerions
/bis.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bistreriez
/bis.tʁə.ʁje/ 		bistreraient
/bis.tʁə.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 bistre
/bistʁ/ 		bistres
/bistʁ/ 		bistre
/bistʁ/ 		bistrions
/bis.tʁi.jɔ̃/ 		bistriez
/bis.tʁi.je/ 		bistrent
/bistʁ/
imperfect2 bistrasse
/bis.tʁas/ 		bistrasses
/bis.tʁas/ 		bistrât
/bis.tʁa/ 		bistrassions
/bis.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		bistrassiez
/bis.tʁa.sje/ 		bistrassent
/bis.tʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bistre
/bistʁ/ 		— bistrons
/bis.tʁɔ̃/ 		bistrez
/bis.tʁe/ 		—
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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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