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FRENCH VERB

redire

to say again

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: redit
  • Present participle: redisant

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I say again
  2. tu you say again
  3. il, elle, on he/she says again
  4. nous we say again
  5. vous you say again
  6. ils, elles they say again

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I said again
  2. tu you said again
  3. il, elle, on he/she said again
  4. nous we said again
  5. vous you said again
  6. ils, elles they said again

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to say again
  2. tu you used to say again
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to say again
  4. nous we used to say again
  5. vous you used to say again
  6. ils, elles they used to say again

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will say again
  2. tu you will say again
  3. il, elle, on he/she will say again
  4. nous we will say again
  5. vous you will say again
  6. ils, elles they will say again

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would say again
  2. tu you would say again
  3. il, elle, on he/she would say again
  4. nous we would say again
  5. vous you would say again
  6. ils, elles they would say again

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I say again
  2. tu (that) you say again
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she say again
  4. nous (that) we say again
  5. vous (that) you say again
  6. ils, elles (that) they say again

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu say again!
  2. nous say again! (let’s)
  3. vous say again! (plural, or formal)

How to use redire

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je te redis l'adresse : douze, rue des Lilas.

    I'll tell you the address again: twelve rue des Lilas.

  2. Past

    Elle m'a redit de ne pas oublier le pain.

    She told me again not to forget the bread.

  3. Imperfect

    Le prof redisait chaque règle trois fois.

    The teacher used to repeat each rule three times.

  4. Future

    Je ne te le redirai pas, range ta chambre.

    I won't tell you again, tidy your room.

  5. Conditional

    Tu me redirais ton nom ? Je l'ai oublié.

    Would you tell me your name again? I've forgotten it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je redise tout ça au médecin.

    I have to say all that again to the doctor.

  7. Imperative

    Redites-moi ça lentement, s'il vous plaît.

    Say that to me again slowly, please.

Good to know

  • Trouver à redire is to find fault : je n'ai rien à redire, I have no complaints.

Where you hear redire

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Fluency Level 1

  • Redis-le, le mot pour le pain. Say it again, the word for bread.
  • J'ai redit « pain » dix fois ce matin. I said bread again ten times this morning.
  • Tu le rediras devant Mamie. You'll say it again in front of Mamie.
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Hugo Imitates Her Accent

Fluency Level 1 · Redis-le. Le mot pour le pain.

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