busquer

French

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Etymology 1

See busc.

Verb

busquer

1. to busk (dress)

Conjugation

Conjugation of busquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	busquer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	busquant /bys.kɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		busqué /bys.ke/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	busque /bysk/	busques /bysk/	busque /bysk/	busquons /bys.kɔ̃/	busquez /bys.ke/	busquent /bysk/
	imperfect	busquais /bys.kɛ/	busquais /bys.kɛ/	busquait /bys.kɛ/	busquions /bys.kjɔ̃/	busquiez /bys.kje/	busquaient /bys.kɛ/
	past historic2	busquai /bys.ke/	busquas /bys.ka/	busqua /bys.ka/	busquâmes /bys.kam/	busquâtes /bys.kat/	busquèrent /bys.kɛʁ/
	future	busquerai /bys.kə.ʁe/	busqueras /bys.kə.ʁa/	busquera /bys.kə.ʁa/	busquerons /bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/	busquerez /bys.kə.ʁe/	busqueront /bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	busquerais /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerais /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerait /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerions /bys.kə.ʁjɔ̃/	busqueriez /bys.kə.ʁje/	busqueraient /bys.kə.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	busque /bysk/	busques /bysk/	busque /bysk/	busquions /bys.kjɔ̃/	busquiez /bys.kje/	busquent /bysk/
	imperfect2	busquasse /bys.kas/	busquasses /bys.kas/	busquât /bys.ka/	busquassions /bys.ka.sjɔ̃/	busquassiez /bys.ka.sje/	busquassent /bys.kas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	busque /bysk/	—	busquons /bys.kɔ̃/	busquez /bys.ke/	—
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).

Related terms

• busc

Etymology 2

From Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, boscar (“to seek, collect wood”), from Vulgar Latin *buscum (“wood”), from Frankish *busk (“wood”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“wood, bush”). Doublet of bois and bûche.

Verb

busquer

1. to seek, prowl; filch, busk

Conjugation

Conjugation of busquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	busquer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	busquant /bys.kɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		busqué /bys.ke/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	busque /bysk/	busques /bysk/	busque /bysk/	busquons /bys.kɔ̃/	busquez /bys.ke/	busquent /bysk/
	imperfect	busquais /bys.kɛ/	busquais /bys.kɛ/	busquait /bys.kɛ/	busquions /bys.kjɔ̃/	busquiez /bys.kje/	busquaient /bys.kɛ/
	past historic2	busquai /bys.ke/	busquas /bys.ka/	busqua /bys.ka/	busquâmes /bys.kam/	busquâtes /bys.kat/	busquèrent /bys.kɛʁ/
	future	busquerai /bys.kə.ʁe/	busqueras /bys.kə.ʁa/	busquera /bys.kə.ʁa/	busquerons /bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/	busquerez /bys.kə.ʁe/	busqueront /bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	busquerais /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerais /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerait /bys.kə.ʁɛ/	busquerions /bys.kə.ʁjɔ̃/	busqueriez /bys.kə.ʁje/	busqueraient /bys.kə.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	busque /bysk/	busques /bysk/	busque /bysk/	busquions /bys.kjɔ̃/	busquiez /bys.kje/	busquent /bysk/
	imperfect2	busquasse /bys.kas/	busquasses /bys.kas/	busquât /bys.ka/	busquassions /bys.ka.sjɔ̃/	busquassiez /bys.ka.sje/	busquassent /bys.kas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	busque /bysk/	—	busquons /bys.kɔ̃/	busquez /bys.ke/	—
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).

Related terms

• bois
• bûche
• bûcher

Further reading

• “busquer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.