See also: obeir and obeïr

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French obeir, from Old French obeir, borrowed from Latin oboedīre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.be.iʁ/
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Verb

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obéir

  1. (intransitive) to obey (+ à a person)
    obéir à son patron.
    To obey one's boss.
  2. (intransitive) to obey, to follow (+ à a rule or instruction)
    Obéir aux instructions.
    To obey the instructions.

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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