plaire

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French plaire, from Old French plaire, either from plaisir, from Latin placēre, present active infinitive of placeō, or alternatively derived from plaît, from plaisir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /plɛʁ/
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Verb[edit]

plaire

  1. (intransitive) (followed by à or preceded by an indirect object) to please (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
    Cet homme me plaît ― I fancy that man (literally, “That man pleases me”)
    Cette robe me plaît ― I like this dress
  2. (reflexive) to enjoy (oneself)
    Je me suis plu à Paris. ― I liked it in Paris.

Conjugation[edit]

plaire and its derived verbs conjugate like taire, except that the third person singular of the present indicative may take a circumflex on the ‘i’.

Conjugation of plaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple plaire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple plaisant
/plɛ.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle plu
/ply/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present plais
/plɛ/ 		plais
/plɛ/ 		plaît or plait
/plɛ/ 		plaisons
/plɛ.zɔ̃/ 		plaisez
/plɛ.ze/ 		plaisent
/plɛz/
imperfect plaisais
/plɛ.zɛ/ 		plaisais
/plɛ.zɛ/ 		plaisait
/plɛ.zɛ/ 		plaisions
/plɛ.zjɔ̃/ 		plaisiez
/plɛ.zje/ 		plaisaient
/plɛ.zɛ/
past historic2 plus
/ply/ 		plus
/ply/ 		plut
/ply/ 		plûmes
/plym/ 		plûtes
/plyt/ 		plurent
/plyʁ/
future plairai
/plɛ.ʁe/ 		plairas
/plɛ.ʁa/ 		plaira
/plɛ.ʁa/ 		plairons
/plɛ.ʁɔ̃/ 		plairez
/plɛ.ʁe/ 		plairont
/plɛ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional plairais
/plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		plairais
/plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		plairait
/plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		plairions
/plɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		plairiez
/plɛ.ʁje/ 		plairaient
/plɛ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present plaise
/plɛz/ 		plaises
/plɛz/ 		plaise
/plɛz/ 		plaisions
/plɛ.zjɔ̃/ 		plaisiez
/plɛ.zje/ 		plaisent
/plɛz/
imperfect2 plusse
/plys/ 		plusses
/plys/ 		plût
/ply/ 		plussions
/ply.sjɔ̃/ 		plussiez
/ply.sje/ 		plussent
/plys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — plais
/plɛ/ 		— plaisons
/plɛ.zɔ̃/ 		plaisez
/plɛ.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is only usable with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

plaire and its derived verbs conjugate like taire, except that the third person singular of the present indicative may take a circumflex on the ‘i’.

Conjugation of se plaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se plaire
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se plaisant
/sə plɛ.zɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle plu
/ply/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me plais
/mə plɛ/ 		te plais
/tə plɛ/ 		se plaît or se plait
/sə plɛ/ 		nous plaisons
/nu plɛ.zɔ̃/ 		vous plaisez
/vu plɛ.ze/ 		se plaisent
/sə plɛz/
imperfect me plaisais
/mə plɛ.zɛ/ 		te plaisais
/tə plɛ.zɛ/ 		se plaisait
/sə plɛ.zɛ/ 		nous plaisions
/nu plɛ.zjɔ̃/ 		vous plaisiez
/vu plɛ.zje/ 		se plaisaient
/sə plɛ.zɛ/
past historic2 me plus
/mə ply/ 		te plus
/tə ply/ 		se plut
/sə ply/ 		nous plûmes
/nu plym/ 		vous plûtes
/vu plyt/ 		se plurent
/sə plyʁ/
future me plairai
/mə plɛ.ʁe/ 		te plairas
/tə plɛ.ʁa/ 		se plaira
/sə plɛ.ʁa/ 		nous plairons
/nu plɛ.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous plairez
/vu plɛ.ʁe/ 		se plairont
/sə plɛ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me plairais
/mə plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		te plairais
/tə plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		se plairait
/sə plɛ.ʁɛ/ 		nous plairions
/nu plɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous plairiez
/vu plɛ.ʁje/ 		se plairaient
/sə plɛ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me plaise
/mə plɛz/ 		te plaises
/tə plɛz/ 		se plaise
/sə plɛz/ 		nous plaisions
/nu plɛ.zjɔ̃/ 		vous plaisiez
/vu plɛ.zje/ 		se plaisent
/sə plɛz/
imperfect2 me plusse
/mə plys/ 		te plusses
/tə plys/ 		se plût
/sə ply/ 		nous plussions
/nu ply.sjɔ̃/ 		vous plussiez
/vu ply.sje/ 		se plussent
/sə plys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — plais-toi
/plɛ.twa/ 		— plaisons-nous
/plɛ.zɔ̃.nu/ 		plaisez-vous
/plɛ.ze.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is only usable with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French plaire.

Verb[edit]

plaire

  1. to please

Descendants[edit]

  • French: plaire

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin placere (“to please”).

Verb[edit]

plaire (Languedoc)

  1. to please
    Synonym: agradar

Dialectal variants[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Old French[edit]

Verb[edit]

plaire

  1. alternative infinitive of plaisir.

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of plaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive plaire avoir pleü
gerund en plaisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle plaisant
past participle pleü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present plaz, plais plais plaist plaisons plaisiez plaisent
imperfect plaisoie, plaiseie plaisoies, plaiseies plaisoit, plaiseit plaisiiens, plaisiens plaisiiez, plaisiez plaisoient, plaiseient
preterite ploi pleüs plot pleümes pleüstes plorent
future plairai plairas plaira plairons plairoiz, plaireiz, plairez plairont
conditional plairoie, plaireie plairoies, plaireies plairoit, plaireit plairiiens, plairiens plairiiez, plairiez plairoient, plaireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present place, plaise places, plaises place, plaise placiens, plaçons, plaisiens, plaisons placiez, plaisiez placent, plaisent
imperfect pleüsse pleüsses pleüst pleüssons, pleüssiens pleüssoiz, pleüssez, pleüssiez pleüssent
compound
tenses 		past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— plais — plaisons plaisiez —
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