cuire

to cook

cuire

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

1. (culinary)

a. to cook

Pour cuire le gâteau, préchauffe le four à 180 degrés.To cook the cake, preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

b. to bake

Je vais cuire des biscuits pour la fête de Diane.I'm going to bake cookies for Diane's party.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).

intransitive verb

2. (culinary)

a. to cook

Le plat cuit depuis bientôt une heure.The dish has been cooking for almost an hour.

b. to bake

Jules a laissé sa tarte cuire trop longtemps.Jules let his pie bake too long.

Conjugations

Participles

Present:	cuisant
Past:	cuit

Indicative of "cuire"

Irregularities are in red

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Past Historic
je	cuis	cuisais	cuirai	cuisis
tu	cuis	cuisais	cuiras	cuisis
il/elle	cuit	cuisait	cuira	cuisit
nous	cuisons	cuisions	cuirons	cuisîmes
vous	cuisez	cuisiez	cuirez	cuisîtes
ils/elles	cuisent	cuisaient	cuiront	cuisirent

Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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