Dire - to say, tell

Dire [diR]

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Meaning: to say, tell.
Origin: L. dico, dixi, dictus, dicere (3) to say, tell.
Cognate verbs: Cat. dir to say, tell, It. dire to say, tell, Occ. dire to say, tell, Port. dizer to say, tel, Sp. decir to say, tell, Ven. dir to say.

Present Indicative	Future Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Past Simple Indicative
je dis tu dis il dit ns disons vs dites ils disent	je dirai tu diras il dira ns dirons vs direz ils diront	je disais tu disais il disait ns disions vs disiez ils disaient	je dis tu dis il dit ns dîmes vs dîtes ils dirent
Present Subjunctive	Imperfect Subjunctive	Present Imperative	Present Participle
que je dise que tu dises qu'il dise que ns disions que vs disiez qu'ils disent	que je disse que tu disses qu' il dît que ns dissions que vs dissiez qu' ils dissent	-- dis! qu'il dise! disons! disez! qu'ils disent!	disant
			Past Participle
			dit, dite

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