French Verb DIRE. Say in French

6 Things to Know about DIRE - French for SAY

            The French verb DIRE is the verb in French for say.

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french-verb-dire means say in French
to say: dire
Imagine an old DEAR says, "OH DEAR!".
www.200words-a-day.com    VERB CONJUGATION TABLE dire
Simple Tenses dire
TENSE
je/j’
tu
il
nous
vous
ils
Present
Présent
say		 dis dis dit disons dites disent
Past Imperfect
Imparfait
said		 disais disais disait disions disiez disaient
Simple Past
Passé Simple
said		 dis dis dit dîmes dîtes dirent
Future
Futur
will say		 dirai diras dira dirons direz diront
Conditional
Conditionnel
would say		 dirais dirais dirait dirions diriez diraient
Subjunctive
Subjonctif
may say		 dise dises dise disions disiez disent
Compound Tenses dire      past participle: dit
Present Perfect
Passé Composé
have said		 ai dit as dit a dit avons dit avez dit ont dit
Past Perfect
Plus-que-Parfait
had said		 avais dit avais dit avait dit avions dit aviez dit avaient dit
Future Perfect
Futur Antérieur
will have said		 aurai dit auras dit aura dit aurons dit aurez dit auront dit
Conditional Perfect
Conditionnel Passé
would have said		 aurais dit aurais dit aurait dit aurions dit auriez dit auraient dit
Imperative
Imperatif
say!		 dis disons dites

        MORE on the FRENCH VERB dire      

French verb dire means say in French The French verb dire can be translated as: to say, to tell.
Dis-moi la vérité.
Tell me the truth.
“Je suis désolé”, dit-il.
“I am sorry”, he said.

French verb dire means say in French Here are some other current expressions using the French verb dire:
Je ne te le fais pas dire.
I couldn’t have put it better myself.
Dire du mal de quelqu’un.
to speak ill of somebody.

French verb dire means say in French J’ai fait 50 pompes ce matin. Ben dis donc !
I did 50 push-ups this morning. Good God!
Ca te dit quelque chose ?
Does it ring a bell?

  LEARN HOW TO CONJUGATE DIRE   
     SAY in FRENCH    

  • The French verb for SAY dire is an irregular verb from the 3rd group.

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TOP TEN Verbs like the French for say - dire

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     ✔      tenir

     ✔      venir

     ✔      vouloir

     ✔      faire

     ✔      pouvoir

     ✔      devoir

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