Infinitive
Gerund
en destruisant
Participles
| Present | destruisant |
| Past | destruit |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | destrui |
| 2nd sing. | destruis |
| 3rd sing. | destruit |
| 1st plur. | destruions |
| 2nd plur. | destruiiez |
| 3rd plur. | destruient |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | destruisoie; destruiseie |
| 2nd sing. | destruisoies; destruiseies |
| 3rd sing. | destruisoit; destruiseit |
| 1st plur. | destruisiiens; destruisiens |
| 2nd plur. | destruisiiez; destruisiez |
| 3rd plur. | destruisoient; destruiseient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | destruis |
| 2nd sing. | destruisis |
| 3rd sing. | destruist |
| 1st plur. | destruisimes |
| 2nd plur. | destruisistes |
| 3rd plur. | destruistrent |
Future
| 1st sing. | destruirai |
| 2nd sing. | destruiras |
| 3rd sing. | destruira |
| 1st plur. | destruirons |
| 2nd plur. | destruiroiz; destruireiz; destruirez |
| 3rd plur. | destruiront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | destruiroie; destruireie |
| 2nd sing. | destruiroies; destruireies |
| 3rd sing. | destruiroit; destruireit |
| 1st plur. | destruiriiens; destruiriens |
| 2nd plur. | destruiriiez; destruiriez |
| 3rd plur. | destruiroient; destruireient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | destruie |
| 2nd sing. | destruies |
| 3rd sing. | destruie |
| 1st plur. | destruiiens; destruions |
| 2nd plur. | destruiiez |
| 3rd plur. | destruient |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | destruisisse |
| 2nd sing. | destruisisses |
| 3rd sing. | destruisist |
| 1st plur. | destruisissons; destruisissiens |
| 2nd plur. | destruisissoiz; destruisissez; destruisissiez |
| 3rd plur. | destruisissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | destrui |
| 1st plur. | destruions |
| 2nd plur. | destruiiez |
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (“un-, de-”) + struō (“to build”). See: Latin '
dēstruō'.
Verbs referencing "destruire"
English
destroy, French
détruire, Middle English
destroyen.
Sample Sentences
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Il a destruiz les biens que Dieux li a prestei (He has destroyed the goods that God has lent to him) [c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence li diz de la voie de tunes:]
Cognates
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