"être" meaning in French

See être in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛtʁ/, /ɛːtʁ/, /ɛtrə/ [Louisiana], /dɛt/ [Louisiana] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-être.wav [Paris], Qc-être.ogg [Montreal], Fr-être-fr-ouest.ogg [France, West] Forms: êtres [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtʁ Etymology: From Middle French and Old French estre and ester, respectively from Early Medieval Latin essere (< esse "be") and Latin stāre (“stand”). Conjugations reflect both but more so the former. The form suis "(I) am" appears to reflect Vulgar Latin *suiō < Latin sum. Compare ai "(I) have", sais "(I) know" < *aiō, *saiō < habeō, sapiō. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|estre}} Old French estre, {{m|fro|ester}} ester, {{m|la|sum|esse}} esse, {{inh|fr|la-eme|essere|pos=&lt; &lt;i class=&quot;Latn mention&quot; lang=&quot;la&quot;&gt;esse&lt;/i&gt; &quot;be&quot;}} Early Medieval Latin essere (< esse "be"), {{inh|fr|la|sto|stāre|t=stand}} Latin stāre (“stand”), {{m|fr|suis}} suis, {{inh|fr|VL.||*suiō}} Vulgar Latin *suiō, {{der|fr|la|sum}} Latin sum, {{m|fr|ai}} ai, {{m|fr|sais}} sais, {{m|VL.||*aiō}} *aiō, {{m|VL.||*saiō}} *saiō, {{m|la|habeō}} habeō, {{m|la|sapiō}} sapiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} être m (plural êtres)
  1. being, creature Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-être-fr-noun-BirLBhxR
  2. (uncountable) being, the state or fact of existence Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-être-fr-noun-eQ9Me8RI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: être humain

Verb

IPA: /ɛtʁ/, /ɛːtʁ/, /ɛtrə/ [Louisiana], /dɛt/ [Louisiana] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-être.wav [Paris], Qc-être.ogg [Montreal], Fr-être-fr-ouest.ogg [France, West]
Rhymes: -ɛtʁ Etymology: From Middle French and Old French estre and ester, respectively from Early Medieval Latin essere (< esse "be") and Latin stāre (“stand”). Conjugations reflect both but more so the former. The form suis "(I) am" appears to reflect Vulgar Latin *suiō < Latin sum. Compare ai "(I) have", sais "(I) know" < *aiō, *saiō < habeō, sapiō. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|estre}} Old French estre, {{m|fro|ester}} ester, {{m|la|sum|esse}} esse, {{inh|fr|la-eme|essere|pos=&lt; &lt;i class=&quot;Latn mention&quot; lang=&quot;la&quot;&gt;esse&lt;/i&gt; &quot;be&quot;}} Early Medieval Latin essere (< esse "be"), {{inh|fr|la|sto|stāre|t=stand}} Latin stāre (“stand”), {{m|fr|suis}} suis, {{inh|fr|VL.||*suiō}} Vulgar Latin *suiō, {{der|fr|la|sum}} Latin sum, {{m|fr|ai}} ai, {{m|fr|sais}} sais, {{m|VL.||*aiō}} *aiō, {{m|VL.||*saiō}} *saiō, {{m|la|habeō}} habeō, {{m|la|sapiō}} sapiō Head templates: {{fr-verb|type=auxiliary}} être Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}}, {{fr-conj-auto|refl=yes}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], être [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], étant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], été [participle, past], suis [first-person, indicative, present, singular], es [indicative, present, second-person, singular], est [indicative, present, singular, third-person], sommes [first-person, indicative, plural, present], êtes [indicative, plural, present, second-person], sont [indicative, plural, present, third-person], étais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], étais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], était [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], étions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], étiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], étaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], fus [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], fus [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], fut [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fûmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], fûtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], furent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], serai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], seras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], sera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], serons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], serez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], seront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], serais [conditional, first-person, singular], serais [conditional, second-person, singular], serait [conditional, singular, third-person], serions [conditional, first-person, plural], seriez [conditional, plural, second-person], seraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], sois [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], sois [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], soit [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], soyons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], soyez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], soient [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], fusse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], fusses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fût [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fussions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], fussiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], fussent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], sois [imperative, second-person, singular], soyons [first-person, imperative, plural], soyez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], s'être [infinitive], s'être + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], s’étant [gerund, participle, present], ayant [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], étant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], été [participle, past], me suis [first-person, indicative, present, singular], t’es [indicative, present, second-person, singular], s’est [indicative, present, singular, third-person], nous sommes [first-person, indicative, plural, present], vous êtes [indicative, plural, present, second-person], se sont [indicative, plural, present, third-person], m’étais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], t’étais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], s’était [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], nous étions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], vous étiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], s’étaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], me fus [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], te fus [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], se fut [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], nous fûmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], vous fûtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], se furent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], me serai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], te seras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], se sera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], nous serons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], vous serez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], se seront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], me serais [conditional, first-person, singular], te serais [conditional, second-person, singular], se serait [conditional, singular, third-person], nous serions [conditional, first-person, plural], vous seriez [conditional, plural, second-person], se seraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of s'être + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of s'être + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of s'être + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], me sois [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], te sois [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se soit [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nous soyons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], vous soyez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], se soient [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], me fusse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], te fusses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se fût [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nous fussions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], vous fussiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], se fussent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], sois-toi [imperative, second-person, singular], soyons-nous [first-person, imperative, plural], soyez-vous [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to be
    Sense id: en-être-fr-verb-CvEgfuq9
  2. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of certain verbs (including all reflexive verbs) Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-être-fr-verb-JrPSLo4k Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 3 47 39
  3. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
    Sense id: en-être-fr-verb-QUrJujlR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 3 47 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ester, avoir
Derived forms: ça a été, ça y est, ceci étant, cela étant, c’est, en être, être à, il était une fois, n’est-ce pas, peut-être, quel que soit, quoi que ce soit, quoi qu’il en soit, raison d’être, si ce n’est, s’en être

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ça a été"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ça y est"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ceci étant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cela étant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "c’est"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "en être"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "être à"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "il était une fois"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "n’est-ce pas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "peut-être"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "quel que soit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "quoi que ce soit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "quoi qu’il en soit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "raison d’être"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "si ce n’est"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "s’en être"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "étant",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "été",
      "ipa": "/e.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "suis",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sommes",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sont",
      "ipa": "/sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étais",
      "ipa": "/e.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étais",
      "ipa": "/e.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "était",
      "ipa": "/e.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étions",
      "ipa": "/e.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étiez",
      "ipa": "/e.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étaient",
      "ipa": "/e.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fus",
      "ipa": "/fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fus",
      "ipa": "/fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fut",
      "ipa": "/fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fûmes",
      "ipa": "/fym/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fûtes",
      "ipa": "/fyt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furent",
      "ipa": "/fyʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serai",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seras",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sera",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serons",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serez",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seront",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serais",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serais",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serait",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serions",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seriez",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seraient",
      "ipa": "/sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "sois",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "soit",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "soyons",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fusse",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fût",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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        "second-person"
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    },
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      "form": "s'être + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction"
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        "present"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me suis",
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      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s’est",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous sommes",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous êtes",
      "ipa": "/vu.z‿ɛt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se sont",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "m’étais",
      "ipa": "/me.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t’étais",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s’était",
      "ipa": "/se.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous étions",
      "ipa": "/nu.z‿e.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous étiez",
      "ipa": "/vu.z‿e.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me fus",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te fus",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fut",
      "ipa": "/sə fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous fûmes",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous fûtes",
      "ipa": "/vu fyt/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se furent",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me serai",
      "ipa": "/mə sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te seras",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se sera",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous serons",
      "ipa": "/nu sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous serez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se seront",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me serais",
      "ipa": "/mə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te serais",
      "ipa": "/tə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se serait",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous serions",
      "ipa": "/nu sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous seriez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se seraient",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɛ/",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of s'être + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me sois",
      "ipa": "/mə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te sois",
      "ipa": "/tə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se soit",
      "ipa": "/sə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous soyons",
      "ipa": "/nu swa.jɔ̃/",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous soyez",
      "ipa": "/vu swa.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se soient",
      "ipa": "/sə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me fusse",
      "ipa": "/mə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te fusses",
      "ipa": "/tə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fût",
      "ipa": "/sə fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous fussions",
      "ipa": "/nu fy.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous fussiez",
      "ipa": "/vu fy.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fussent",
      "ipa": "/sə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of s'être + past participle",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sois-toi",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyons-nous",
      "ipa": "/swa.jɔ̃.nu/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyez-vous",
      "ipa": "/swa.je.vu/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "être",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛːtʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛtrə/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɛt/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/dɛt/",
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    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Early Medieval Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
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    {
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      "word": "c’est"
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    {
      "word": "en être"
    },
    {
      "word": "être à"
    },
    {
      "word": "il était une fois"
    },
    {
      "word": "n’est-ce pas"
    },
    {
      "word": "peut-être"
    },
    {
      "word": "quel que soit"
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    {
      "word": "quoi que ce soit"
    },
    {
      "word": "quoi qu’il en soit"
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    {
      "word": "raison d’être"
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    {
      "word": "si ce n’est"
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      "word": "s’en être"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sois",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sois",
      "ipa": "/swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soit",
      "ipa": "/swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyons",
      "ipa": "/swa.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyez",
      "ipa": "/swa.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soient",
      "ipa": "/swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fusse",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fusses",
      "ipa": "/fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fût",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fussions",
      "ipa": "/fy.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fussiez",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sois",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyons",
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyez",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "s'être",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/se.tɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "été",
      "ipa": "/e.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me suis",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t’es",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s’est",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous sommes",
      "ipa": "/nu sɔm/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous êtes",
      "ipa": "/vu.z‿ɛt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se sont",
      "ipa": "/sə sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "m’étais",
      "ipa": "/me.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t’étais",
      "ipa": "/te.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s’était",
      "ipa": "/se.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous étions",
      "ipa": "/nu.z‿e.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous étiez",
      "ipa": "/vu.z‿e.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s’étaient",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me fus",
      "ipa": "/mə fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te fus",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fut",
      "ipa": "/sə fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous fûmes",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous fûtes",
      "ipa": "/vu fyt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se furent",
      "ipa": "/sə fyʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me serai",
      "ipa": "/mə sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te seras",
      "ipa": "/tə sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se sera",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous serons",
      "ipa": "/nu sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous serez",
      "ipa": "/vu sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se seront",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me serais",
      "ipa": "/mə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te serais",
      "ipa": "/tə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se serait",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous serions",
      "ipa": "/nu sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous seriez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se seraient",
      "ipa": "/sə sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me sois",
      "ipa": "/mə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te sois",
      "ipa": "/tə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se soit",
      "ipa": "/sə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous soyons",
      "ipa": "/nu swa.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous soyez",
      "ipa": "/vu swa.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se soient",
      "ipa": "/sə swa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me fusse",
      "ipa": "/mə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te fusses",
      "ipa": "/tə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fût",
      "ipa": "/sə fy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous fussions",
      "ipa": "/nu fy.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous fussiez",
      "ipa": "/vu fy.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se fussent",
      "ipa": "/sə fys/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sois-toi",
      "ipa": "/swa.twa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyons-nous",
      "ipa": "/swa.jɔ̃.nu/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soyez-vous",
      "ipa": "/swa.je.vu/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "type": "auxiliary"
      },
      "expansion": "être",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "refl": "yes"
      },
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ester"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You must be clearer.",
          "text": "Vous devez être plus clairs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French auxiliary verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "After having gone to yoga, I came back home.",
          "text": "Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of certain verbs (including all reflexive verbs)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perfect",
          "perfect"
        ],
        [
          "pluperfect",
          "pluperfect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He can be beaten this evening.",
          "text": "Il peut être battu ce soir.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be (Used to form the passive voice)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "passive voice",
          "passive voice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛtʁ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtʁ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːtʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛtrə/",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aître"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aîtres"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "êtres (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hêtre"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hêtres (aspirated)"
    },
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