exister

English

Etymology

exist +‎ -er

Noun

exister (plural existers)

  1. (philosophy) One who exists.
    • 1992, Graeme Nicholson, Illustrations of being: drawing upon Heidegger and upon metaphysics:
      We existers are never either ready to hand or present at hand, because our ontological constitution, Existenz, is utterly different from theirs […]
    • 2006, David Benatar, Better never to have been: the harm of coming into existence:
      It is good that existers enjoy their pleasures. It is also good that pains are avoided.

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French

Etymology

From Latin existō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zis.te/
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Verb

exister

  1. to exist

Conjugation
Conjugation of exister (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple exister
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple existant
/ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle existé
/ɛɡ.zis.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present existe
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existes
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existe
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existons
/ɛɡ.zis.tɔ̃/		 existez
/ɛɡ.zis.te/		 existent
/ɛɡ.zist/
imperfect existais
/ɛɡ.zis.tɛ/		 existais
/ɛɡ.zis.tɛ/		 existait
/ɛɡ.zis.tɛ/		 existions
/ɛɡ.zis.tjɔ̃/		 existiez
/ɛɡ.zis.tje/		 existaient
/ɛɡ.zis.tɛ/
past historic2 existai
/ɛɡ.zis.te/		 existas
/ɛɡ.zis.ta/		 exista
/ɛɡ.zis.ta/		 existâmes
/ɛɡ.zis.tam/		 existâtes
/ɛɡ.zis.tat/		 existèrent
/ɛɡ.zis.tɛʁ/
future existerai
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁe/		 existeras
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁa/		 existera
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁa/		 existerons
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁɔ̃/		 existerez
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁe/		 existeront
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional existerais
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁɛ/		 existerais
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁɛ/		 existerait
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁɛ/		 existerions
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 existeriez
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.ʁje/		 existeraient
/ɛɡ.zis.tə.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 existe
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existes
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existe
/ɛɡ.zist/		 existions
/ɛɡ.zis.tjɔ̃/		 existiez
/ɛɡ.zis.tje/		 existent
/ɛɡ.zist/
imperfect2 existasse
/ɛɡ.zis.tas/		 existasses
/ɛɡ.zis.tas/		 existât
/ɛɡ.zis.ta/		 existassions
/ɛɡ.zis.ta.sjɔ̃/		 existassiez
/ɛɡ.zis.ta.sje/		 existassent
/ɛɡ.zis.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — existe
/ɛɡ.zist/		 — existons
/ɛɡ.zis.tɔ̃/		 existez
/ɛɡ.zis.te/		 —
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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Verb

exister

  1. to exist

Conjugation
    Conjugation of exister
infinitive exister
participle present perfect
existente existite
active simple perfect
present existe ha existite
past existeva habeva existite
future existera habera existite
conditional existerea haberea existite
imperative existe
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