Despite being a verb ending in -IR, cueillir (to pick) and derivatives* follow the conjugation pattern of an -ER verb in Présent indicatif.
CUEILLIR - to pick (a flower)
| je cueille |
| tu cueilles |
| il/elle/on cueille |
| nous cueillons |
| vous cueillez |
| ils/elles cueillent |
Here are some examples to listen to:
*Other verbs follow the same pattern as cueillir in Présent indicatif :
Here are more examples:
See also Conjugate offrir et souffrir in Le Présent (present tense)
and Conjugate ouvrir, découvrir and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense)
See also the more advanced Conjugate cueillir and derivatives in Le Futur (future tense)
Bonjour Julia,
You have to think of ueill as a combination: oo (as in "cook") followed by a y sound. So cueillir is pronounced [koo yir].
This is a variation of the letter combination euill pronounced the same way, as in feuille. The e and u change places because of the c.
You might find this helpful:
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/ueil/
Hi Julia - Cueillir isn't spelled the way it sounds. It's more like "kuh-yir". Hope that helps!
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Pourquoi "le raisin mûr" au lieu de "des (ou les) raisins mûrs" dans la phrase :
Les vendangeurs cueillent le raisin mûr.
par rapport à
Mon fils cueille des pâquerettes pour la Fête des Mères.
Bonjour Tom !
That's because in French le raisin is singular, unlike the plural grapes in English :)
Un grain de raisin is how you call one grape.
Also, a raisin is called un raisin sec (dry) in French ;)
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !
Pourquoi "le raisin mûr" au lieu de "des (ou les) raisins mûrs" dans la phrase :
Les vendangeurs cueillent le raisin mûr.
par rapport à
Mon fils cueille des pâquerettes pour la Fête des Mères.
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