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The French verb for lower is the regular ER verb baisser. It also means to bring down, and to reduce - (réduire). It is very similar to the verb abaisser: (see more below the baisser verb table).
To remember this imagine you lower a BASS guitar.
Related words/phrases are:
- abaisser: to lower, to reduce (e.g. a price), to lower the level of something. This is conjugated with exactly the same endings.
- se baisser: to bend oneself down, to dip oneself down, to duck. When used with an object this would mean that it is lowering itself.
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to lower, reduce, fall: baisser
Imagine you lower a BASS guitar!
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VERB CONJUGATION TABLE baisser |
Simple Tenses baisser |
TENSE |
je/j’ |
tu |
il |
nous |
vous |
ils |
Present Présent lower, reduce |
baisse |
baisses |
baisse |
baissons |
baissez |
baissent |
Past Imperfect Imparfait lowered |
baissais |
baissais |
baissait |
baissions |
baissiez |
baissaient |
Simple Past Passé Simple lowered |
baissai |
baissas |
baissa |
baissâmes |
baissâtes |
baissèrent |
Future Futur will lower, reduce |
baisserai |
baisseras |
baissera |
baisserons |
baisserez |
baisseront |
Conditional Conditionnel would lower, reduce |
baisserais |
baisserais |
baisserait |
baisserions |
baisseriez |
baisseraient |
Subjunctive Subjonctif may lower, reduce |
baisse |
baisses |
baisse |
baissions |
baissiez |
baissent |
Compound Tenses baisser |
Present Perfect Passé Composé have lowered |
ai baissé |
as baissé |
a baissé |
avons baissé |
avez baissé |
ont baissé |
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had lowered |
avais baissé |
avais baissé |
avait baissé |
avions baissé |
aviez baissé |
avaient baissé |
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have lowered |
aurai baissé |
auras baissé |
aura baissé |
aurons baissé |
aurez baissé |
auront baissé |
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have lowered |
aurais baissé |
aurais baissé |
aurait baissé |
aurions baissé |
auriez baissé |
auraient baissé |
Imperative Imperatif lower! reduce! |
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baisse |
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baissons |
baissez |
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MORE on the FRENCH VERBS baisser et abaisser
The two words on baisser et abaisser are very similar in use. The difference between the two is subtle, and you will be completely UNDERSTOOD if you use the two interchangeably.
However abaisser would (generally) suggest something more 'long lasting'.
Les magasins ont abaissé les prix de cette marque.
The stores have dropped the price of that brand. (It is unlikely that they will rise).
Les magasins ont baissé les prix de cette marque.
The stores have dropped the price of that brand. (It suggests that it could be a short term thing, that they will rise again later).
- baisser le drapeau: lower the flag;
- baisser le volume: lower the volume;
- baisser les prix: drop prices;
- baisser le taux de chômage: lower the unemployment rate;
- baisser le taux de croissance: lower the growth rate;
- baisser le niveau de productivité: lower the level of productivity;
- baisser la garde: drop one's guard;
- faire baisser: to cause to lower something;
- faire baisser les yeux: to stare;
- baisser les yeux: to lower one's eyes;
- baisser la tête: lower one's head; to duck the head; to hang one's head e.g. in shame, in sorrow;
- baisser les bras: to drop one's arms; which colloquially means to cave in, to yield, to give up;
- s'abaisser: to demean oneself.
- s'abaisser: to lower oneself - for example to lower oneself slowly into the bathtub, or into a swimming pool. To carefully lower yourself into a manhole for example.
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HOW TO CONQUER FRENCH VERB CONJUGATION
- The French verb for lower, baisser is another regular ER verb conjugated using the same pattern of endings as 5,000+ other regular ER verbs.
- Learn to conjugate baisser and it will reinforce the pattern for ALL regular ER verbs, these being the most common French verbs.
- Do a series of ER verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the ER verbs' conjugation patterns. Keep doing them with a new one every day from the French Verbs List.
- Repeating these tables aloud 10 times throughout the day will better embed the patterns into your subconscious, and your long term memory.
- Reciting aloud is a great way for you to practice your pronunciation, and helps you to memorize the conjugations.
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