réjouir

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French resjoir, corresponding to ré- +‎ jouir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ʒwiʁ/
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Verb

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réjouir

  1. to please; to delight
  2. (pronominal) to rejoice, celebrate

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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