estimer

French
FWOTD – 11 September 2013

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimāre; replaced inherited Old French esmer that had become homonymous with aimer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ti.me/
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Verb

estimer

  1. (transitive) to estimate, to calculate roughly
  2. (transitive) to esteem, to hold in high regard
  3. (transitive) to give some thought to, to consider

Conjugation
Conjugation of estimer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple estimer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple estimant
/ɛs.ti.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle estimé
/ɛs.ti.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present estime
/ɛs.tim/2		 estimes
/ɛs.tim/		 estime
/ɛs.tim/		 estimons
/ɛs.ti.mɔ̃/		 estimez
/ɛs.ti.me/		 estiment
/ɛs.tim/
imperfect estimais
/ɛs.ti.mɛ/		 estimais
/ɛs.ti.mɛ/		 estimait
/ɛs.ti.mɛ/		 estimions
/ɛs.ti.mjɔ̃/		 estimiez
/ɛs.ti.mje/		 estimaient
/ɛs.ti.mɛ/
past historic3 estimai
/ɛs.ti.me/		 estimas
/ɛs.ti.ma/		 estima
/ɛs.ti.ma/		 estimâmes
/ɛs.ti.mam/		 estimâtes
/ɛs.ti.mat/		 estimèrent
/ɛs.ti.mɛʁ/
future estimerai
/ɛs.tim.ʁe/		 estimeras
/ɛs.tim.ʁa/		 estimera
/ɛs.tim.ʁa/		 estimerons
/ɛs.tim.ʁɔ̃/		 estimerez
/ɛs.tim.ʁe/		 estimeront
/ɛs.tim.ʁɔ̃/
conditional estimerais
/ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/		 estimerais
/ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/		 estimerait
/ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/		 estimerions
/ɛs.ti.mə.ʁjɔ̃/		 estimeriez
/ɛs.ti.mə.ʁje/		 estimeraient
/ɛs.tim.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior3 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 estime
/ɛs.tim/2		 estimes
/ɛs.tim/		 estime
/ɛs.tim/		 estimions
/ɛs.ti.mjɔ̃/		 estimiez
/ɛs.ti.mje/		 estiment
/ɛs.tim/
imperfect3 estimasse
/ɛs.ti.mas/		 estimasses
/ɛs.ti.mas/		 estimât
/ɛs.ti.ma/		 estimassions
/ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/		 estimassiez
/ɛs.ti.ma.sje/		 estimassent
/ɛs.ti.mas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect3 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — estime
/ɛs.tim/		 — estimons
/ɛs.ti.mɔ̃/		 estimez
/ɛs.ti.me/		 —
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 estimé when inverted.
3 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).

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aestimo, aestimare.

Verb

estimer

  1. to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of estimer
infinitive simple estimer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple estimant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle estimé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present estime estimes estime estimons estimez estiment
imperfect estimois, estimoys estimois, estimoys estimoit, estimoyt estimions, estimyons estimiez, estimyez estimoient, estimoyent
past historic estima estimas estima estimasmes estimastes estimerent
future estimerai, estimeray estimeras estimera estimerons estimerez estimeront
conditional estimerois, estimeroys estimerois, estimeroys estimeroit, estimeroyt estimerions, estimeryons estimeriez, estimeryez estimeroient, estimeroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present estime estimes estime estimons estimez estiment
imperfect estimasse estimasses estimast estimassions estimassiez estimassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — estime — estimons estimez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: estimer

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Verb

estimer

  1. imperative of estimere
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