"débuter" meaning in French

See débuter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /de.by.te/ Audio: Fr-débuter.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French, from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), of Germanic origin, either via Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”) from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at English butt. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|but||aim, goal, end, target}} Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{inh|fr|fro|butte||mound, knoll, target}} Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), {{der|fr|frk|*but|t=stump, log}} Frankish *but (“stump, log”), {{der|fr|non|bútr||log, stump, butt}} Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*butą||end, piece}} Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰÀud-||to beat, push}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”), {{cog|ang|butt||tree stump}} Old English butt (“tree stump”), {{cog|en|butt}} English butt Head templates: {{fr-verb}} débuter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], débuter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], débutant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], débuté [participle, past], débute [first-person, indicative, present, singular], débutes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], débute [indicative, present, singular, third-person], débutons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], débutez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], débutent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], débutais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], débutais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], débutait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], débutions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], débutiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], débutaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], débutai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], débutas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], débuta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], débutâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], débutâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], débutèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], débuterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], débuteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], débutera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], débuterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], débuterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], débuteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], débuterais [conditional, first-person, singular], débuterais [conditional, second-person, singular], débuterait [conditional, singular, third-person], débuterions [conditional, first-person, plural], débuteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], débuteraient [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], débute [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], débutes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], débute [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], débutions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], débutiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], débutent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], débutasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], débutasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], débutât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], débutassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], débutassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], débutassent [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], débute [imperative, second-person, singular], débutons [first-person, imperative, plural], débutez [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]
  1. to start
    Sense id: en-débuter-fr-verb-oflTPAl3 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 47 53
  2. to debut, to make one's debut
    Sense id: en-débuter-fr-verb-idyvTSTv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "debutere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: debutere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: debutere"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "debuteren",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: debuteren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: debuteren"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "debütieren",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: debütieren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: debütieren"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "debütál",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: debütál",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: debütál"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "debuttare",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: debuttare",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: debuttare"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "debuta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: debuta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: debuta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle French",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "but",
        "4": "",
        "5": "aim, goal, end, target"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "butte",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mound, knoll, target"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*but",
        "t": "stump, log"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *but (“stump, log”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bútr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "log, stump, butt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*butą",
        "4": "",
        "5": "end, piece"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰÀud-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to beat, push"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "butt",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tree stump"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English butt (“tree stump”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "butt"
      },
      "expansion": "English butt",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French, from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), of Germanic origin, either via Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”) from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at English butt.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuter",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutant",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuté",
      "ipa": "/de.by.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débute",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutes",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débute",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutons",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutent",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutais",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutais",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutait",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutions",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutiez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutaient",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutai",
      "ipa": "/de.by.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutas",
      "ipa": "/de.by.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuta",
      "ipa": "/de.by.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutâmes",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutâtes",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutèrent",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterai",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuteras",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutera",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterons",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuteront",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterais",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterais",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterait",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuterions",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuteriez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débuteraient",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɛ/",
      "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": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débute",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutes",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débute",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutions",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutiez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutent",
      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutasse",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutasses",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutât",
      "ipa": "/de.by.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutassions",
      "ipa": "/de.by.ta.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutassiez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.ta.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutassent",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
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        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
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    "French first group verbs",
    "French lemmas",
    "French terms derived from Frankish",
    "French terms derived from Germanic languages",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Old Norse",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "debuttare",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: debuttare",
          "name": "desc"
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutera",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/de.by.tʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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        "perfect"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/de.byt/",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "débutions",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "débutât",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutons",
      "ipa": "/de.by.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "débutez",
      "ipa": "/de.by.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "débuter",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to start"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to debut, to make one's debut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "debut",
          "debut"
        ],
        [
          "make one's debut",
          "make one's debut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/de.by.te/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-débuter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/Fr-d%C3%A9buter.ogg/Fr-d%C3%A9buter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Fr-d%C3%A9buter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "débuter"
}

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