voir — to see (visually); to see (to understand)
voir is the #44 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to see (visually); to see (to understand)” and is pronounced /vwaʁ/.
#44frequency rank
0.26%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of voir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| voir | infinitive | to see |
| voyant | -ing form | seeing |
| vu | past participle | seen |
| vois | I · present | I see |
| vois | you · present | you see |
| voit | he/she · present | he/she sees |
| voyons | we · present | we see |
| voyez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) see |
| voient | they · present | they see |
| voyais | I · imperfect | I used to see |
| voyais | you · imperfect | you used to see |
| voyait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to see |
| voyions | we · imperfect | we used to see |
| voyiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to see |
| voyaient | they · imperfect | they used to see |
| vis | I · past | I saw |
| vis | you · past | you saw |
| vit | he/she · past | he/she saw |
| vîmes | we · past | we saw |
| vîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) saw |
| virent | they · past | they saw |
| verrai | I · future | I will see |
| verras | you · future | you will see |
| verra | he/she · future | he/she will see |
| verrons | we · future | we will see |
| verrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will see |
| verront | they · future | they will see |
| verrais | I · conditional | I would see |
| verrais | you · conditional | you would see |
| verrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would see |
| verrions | we · conditional | we would see |
| verriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would see |
| verraient | they · conditional | they would see |
| voie | I · subjunctive present | (that) I see |
| voies | you · subjunctive present | (that) you see |
| voie | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she see |
| voyions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we see |
| voyiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) see |
| voient | they · subjunctive present | (that) they see |
| visse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I saw |
| visses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you saw |
| vît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she saw |
| vissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we saw |
| vissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) saw |
| vissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they saw |
| vois | you · command | see! |
| voyons | we · command | see! (to several) |
| voyez | you (pl.) · command | see! (to several) |