plaisir
See also: Plaisir
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placēre. Compare Occitan plaser, Catalan plaer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editplaisir m (plural plaisirs)
- pleasure
- avec bien de plaisir ― with much pleasure
- avec grand plaisir ― with great pleasure
- priver quelqu’un du plaisir de faire quelque chose ― to deprive someone of the pleasure of doing something
- avoir eu le plaisir de faire quelque chose ― to have had the pleasure of doing something
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “plaisir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French plaisir.
Noun
editplaisir m (plural plaisirs)
Descendants
editOld French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editplaisir oblique singular, m (oblique plural plaisirs, nominative singular plaisirs, nominative plural plaisir)
Verb
editplaisir
- to please
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of plaisir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | plaisir | avoir pleü | |||||
gerund | en plaisant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | plaisant | ||||||
past participle | pleü | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | plaz, plais | plais | plaist | plaisons | plaisiez | plaisent |
imperfect | plaisoie, plaiseie | plaisoies, plaiseies | plaisoit, plaiseit | plaisiiens, plaisiens | plaisiiez, plaisiez | plaisoient, plaiseient | |
preterite | ploi | pleüs | plot | pleümes | pleüstes | plorent | |
future | plairai | plairas | plaira | plairons | plairoiz, plaireiz, plairez | plairont | |
conditional | plairoie, plaireie | plairoies, plaireies | plairoit, plaireit | plairiiens, plairiens | plairiiez, plairiez | plairoient, plaireient | |
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 | place, plaise | places, plaises | place, plaise | placiens, plaçons, plaisiens, plaisons | placiez, plaisiez | placent, plaisent |
imperfect | pleüsse | pleüsses | pleüst | pleüssons, pleüssiens | pleüssoiz, pleüssez, pleüssiez | pleüssent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | plais | — | plaisons | plaisiez | — |
Synonyms
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