traduire
to translateIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | traduissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai traduit | traduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais traduire | traduiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | traduissounds the same as another form in this tense | as traduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | traduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas traduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | traduirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | traduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a traduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | traduisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va traduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | traduirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | traduisons | avons traduit | traduisions | allons traduire | traduironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | traduisez | avez traduit | traduisiez | allez traduire | traduirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | traduisent | ont traduit | traduisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont traduire | traduirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. traduis covers both "I translate" and "I am translateing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and traduit does not — ai traduit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so traduisons gives you traduisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; traduire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on traduir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de traduire |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de traduire |
| il/elle | vient de traduire |
| nous | venons de traduire |
| vous | venez de traduire |
| ils/elles | viennent de traduire |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | traduis |
|---|---|
| nous | traduisons |
| vous | traduisez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en traduisant
What this table tells you about traduire
The past participle is traduit, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on traduir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: traduis, traduit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know traduisons you already know traduisais, traduisait and traduisaient. Futur proche keeps traduire untouched.
Worth knowing about traduire
Traduire means both 'to translate' a text from one language to another and more broadly 'to express' or 'convey' an emotion or idea.
No irregular forms; -uire verbs follow predictable conjugation patterns.
Cette musique traduit ses sentiments profonds.
This music expresses his deep feelings.
ਇਹ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਡੂੰਘੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।