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voir

Irregular Level A1 โญ #8 Most Common

English translation: to see / watch

Stem Pattern: vois, voit, voyons, voyez, voient / vu
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: Past participle is simply 'vu'. Future stem is 'verr-' (je verrai).
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Stem vowel y/i alternation: voyons/voyez vs vois/voient.
๐Ÿ”Š Speed:

Present (Prรฉsent)

Irregular present of voir.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
je vois
tu vois
il / elle / on voit
nous voyons
vous voyez
ils / elles voient
Example Sentences in Context
  • Je vois la tour Eiffel d'ici. โ€” I see the Eiffel Tower from here.
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AI Smart Tutor: 'VOIR' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Think of 'clairvoyant' (clear-seeing) -> voir is to see.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: J'ai voyรฉ ce film โŒ
โœ“ Say instead: J'ai vu ce film โœ…

Why: Past participle of voir is irregular: vu.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'voir'
ร‡a n'a rien ร  voir

= That has nothing to do with it

"ร‡a n'a rien ร  voir avec notre discussion."

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je

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vois

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Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Passรฉ Composรฉ)

Hier soir, nous ___ nos amis.

Other Important French Verbs to Study

รชtre Irregular

to be

avoir Irregular

to have / to be (age)

faire Irregular

to do / to make

aller Irregular

to go

pouvoir Irregular

to be able to / can

vouloir Irregular

to want

prendre Irregular

to take / have (food/drink)

venir Irregular

to come

parler Regular

to speak / talk

devoir Irregular Modal

must / to have to / owe

savoir Irregular

to know (facts / how to do)

croire Irregular 3rd Group

to believe, think

vivre Irregular 3rd Group

to live, exist

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