busquer

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

See busc.

Verb[edit]

busquer

  1. to busk (dress)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of busquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple busquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple busquant
/bys.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle busqué
/bys.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present busque
/bysk/ 		busques
/bysk/ 		busque
/bysk/ 		busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/ 		busquez
/bys.ke/ 		busquent
/bysk/
imperfect busquais
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquais
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquait
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/ 		busquiez
/bys.kje/ 		busquaient
/bys.kɛ/
past historic2 busquai
/bys.ke/ 		busquas
/bys.ka/ 		busqua
/bys.ka/ 		busquâmes
/bys.kam/ 		busquâtes
/bys.kat/ 		busquèrent
/bys.kɛʁ/
future busquerai
/bys.kə.ʁe/ 		busqueras
/bys.kə.ʁa/ 		busquera
/bys.kə.ʁa/ 		busquerons
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/ 		busquerez
/bys.kə.ʁe/ 		busqueront
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerait
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerions
/bys.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		busqueriez
/bys.kə.ʁje/ 		busqueraient
/bys.kə.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 busque
/bysk/ 		busques
/bysk/ 		busque
/bysk/ 		busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/ 		busquiez
/bys.kje/ 		busquent
/bysk/
imperfect2 busquasse
/bys.kas/ 		busquasses
/bys.kas/ 		busquât
/bys.ka/ 		busquassions
/bys.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		busquassiez
/bys.ka.sje/ 		busquassent
/bys.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — busque
/bysk/ 		— busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/ 		busquez
/bys.ke/ 		—
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Etymology 2[edit]

From Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, boscar (“to seek, collect wood”), from Vulgar Latin *buscum (“wood”), from Frankish *busk (“wood”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“wood, bush”). Doublet of bois and bûche.

Verb[edit]

busquer

  1. to seek, prowl; filch, busk
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of busquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple busquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple busquant
/bys.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle busqué
/bys.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present busque
/bysk/ 		busques
/bysk/ 		busque
/bysk/ 		busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/ 		busquez
/bys.ke/ 		busquent
/bysk/
imperfect busquais
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquais
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquait
/bys.kɛ/ 		busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/ 		busquiez
/bys.kje/ 		busquaient
/bys.kɛ/
past historic2 busquai
/bys.ke/ 		busquas
/bys.ka/ 		busqua
/bys.ka/ 		busquâmes
/bys.kam/ 		busquâtes
/bys.kat/ 		busquèrent
/bys.kɛʁ/
future busquerai
/bys.kə.ʁe/ 		busqueras
/bys.kə.ʁa/ 		busquera
/bys.kə.ʁa/ 		busquerons
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/ 		busquerez
/bys.kə.ʁe/ 		busqueront
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerait
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/ 		busquerions
/bys.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		busqueriez
/bys.kə.ʁje/ 		busqueraient
/bys.kə.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 busque
/bysk/ 		busques
/bysk/ 		busque
/bysk/ 		busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/ 		busquiez
/bys.kje/ 		busquent
/bysk/
imperfect2 busquasse
/bys.kas/ 		busquasses
/bys.kas/ 		busquât
/bys.ka/ 		busquassions
/bys.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		busquassiez
/bys.ka.sje/ 		busquassent
/bys.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — busque
/bysk/ 		— busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/ 		busquez
/bys.ke/ 		—
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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