terminer
English
Noun
terminer (countable and uncountable, plural terminers)
- (law, archaic) The act of determining.
Related terms
- oyer and terminer
Danish
Noun
terminer c
- indefinite plural 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
- (intransitive) to end; to finish; to terminate
- Le train termine à Rouen. ― The train terminates in Rouen.
- Antonym: continuer
- (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)
| infinitive | simple | terminer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | terminant /tɛʁ.mi.nɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | terminé /tɛʁ.mi.ne/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | 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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
- terme
- terminal
- terminaison
- terminateur
- terminus
References
- “terminer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- mirèrent, remirent, rimèrent
Latin
Verb
terminer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of terminō
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminō, termināre[1].
Verb
terminer
- (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
- French: terminer
References
- Etymology and history of “terminer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Noun
terminer
- indefinite plural of termin.