terminer

Danish

Noun

terminer c

  1. plural indefinite of termin

French

Etymology

From Old French terminer, borrowed from Latin termino, terminare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mi.ne/
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Verb

terminer

  1. (intransitive) to end; to finish; to terminate
    Le train termine à Rouen.
    The train terminates in Rouen.
  2. (transitive) to end, to bring to an end, to finish
    Il fallait terminer le match après une explosion.
    The game had to be brought to an end after an explosion.

Conjugation
Conjugation of terminer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle terminant
/tɛʁ.mi.nɑ̃/
past participle terminé
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/
infinitive
simple terminer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple terminant
/tɛʁ.mi.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present termine
/tɛʁ.min/		 termines
/tɛʁ.min/		 termine
/tɛʁ.min/		 terminons
/tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃/		 terminez
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/		 terminent
/tɛʁ.min/
imperfect terminais
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/		 terminais
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/		 terminait
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/		 terminions
/tɛʁ.mi.njɔ̃/		 terminiez
/tɛʁ.mi.nje/		 terminaient
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛ/
past historic2 terminai
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/		 terminas
/tɛʁ.mi.na/		 termina
/tɛʁ.mi.na/		 terminâmes
/tɛʁ.mi.nam/		 terminâtes
/tɛʁ.mi.nat/		 terminèrent
/tɛʁ.mi.nɛʁ/
future terminerai
/tɛʁ.min.ʁe/		 termineras
/tɛʁ.min.ʁa/		 terminera
/tɛʁ.min.ʁa/		 terminerons
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɔ̃/		 terminerez
/tɛʁ.min.ʁe/		 termineront
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɔ̃/
conditional terminerais
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/		 terminerais
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/		 terminerait
/tɛʁ.min.ʁɛ/		 terminerions
/tɛʁ.mi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 termineriez
/tɛʁ.mi.nə.ʁje/		 termineraient
/tɛʁ.min.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 termine
/tɛʁ.min/		 termines
/tɛʁ.min/		 termine
/tɛʁ.min/		 terminions
/tɛʁ.mi.njɔ̃/		 terminiez
/tɛʁ.mi.nje/		 terminent
/tɛʁ.min/
imperfect2 terminasse
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/		 terminasses
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/		 terminât
/tɛʁ.mi.na/		 terminassions
/tɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/		 terminassiez
/tɛʁ.mi.na.sje/		 terminassent
/tɛʁ.mi.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — termine
/tɛʁ.min/		 — terminons
/tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃/		 terminez
/tɛʁ.mi.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 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).

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Latin

Verb

terminer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of terminō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminō, termināre[1].

Verb

terminer

  1. (transitive) to end; to terminate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of terminer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive terminer avoir terminé
gerund en terminant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle terminant
past participle terminé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present termin termines termine terminons terminez terminent
imperfect terminoie, termineie, terminoe, termineve terminoies, termineies, terminoes, termineves terminoit, termineit, terminot, termineve terminiiens, terminiens terminiiez, terminiez terminoient, termineient, terminoent, terminevent
preterite terminai terminas termina terminames terminastes terminerent
future terminerai termineras terminera terminerons termineroiz, terminereiz, terminerez termineront
conditional termineroie, terminereie termineroies, terminereies termineroit, terminereit termineriiens, termineriens termineriiez, termineriez termineroient, terminereient
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 termin termins termint terminons terminez terminent
imperfect terminasse terminasses terminast terminissons, terminissiens terminissoiz, terminissez, terminissiez terminassent
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 –
— termine — terminons terminez —

Descendants

References
  1. “terminer” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

terminer

  1. indefinite plural of termin
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