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]
Verb[edit]
plaire
- (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
- (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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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 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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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 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]
- “plaire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams[edit]
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French plaire.
Verb[edit]
plaire
- to please
Descendants[edit]
- French: plaire
Old French[edit]
Verb[edit]
plaire
- 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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