To cry in French 🇫🇷

Opposites

Rire (to laugh) – Pleurer (to cry)

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Tips to remember “pleurer”:
To remember “pleurer,” which is French for “to cry,” you might associate it with the similar-sounding English word “plead” as if someone is pleading through tears. You can also use the mnemonic of saying “poor” (sounds like “poo”) + “lay” (sounds like “leur”) as crying is something you might do when feeling poor or sad, and you might “lay” down while doing it.

Explanations:
“Pleurer” is a regular -er verb in French. As an infinitive, it’s used in much the same way as “to cry” in English, to express the action of shedding tears due to strong emotions like sadness, pain, or even happiness.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Larmoyer” is another French verb which means “to weep” or “to tear up” but is less common than “pleurer.”

Conjugations of “pleurer”:
– Present: je pleure (I cry), tu pleures (you cry), il/elle/on pleure (he/she/one cries), nous pleurons (we cry), vous pleurez (you cry, formal/plural), ils/elles pleurent (they cry)
– Imperfect: je pleurais (I was crying)
– Future: je pleurerai (I will cry)
– Past participle: pleuré (cried)
– Passé composé (common past tense): j’ai pleuré (I cried)

Examples of sentences using “pleurer”:
– Present: “Je pleure quand je regarde un film triste.” (I cry when I watch a sad movie.)
– Imperfect: “Quand j’étais petit, je pleurais souvent.” (When I was little, I would often cry.)
– Future: “Je pleurerai si tu pars.” (I will cry if you leave.)
– Passé composé: “Elle a pleuré après avoir reçu de mauvaises nouvelles.” (She cried after receiving bad news.)

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