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Verb conjugation

ignorer

to ignore; to be unaware of, to be ignorant of

Usage

To not know about something, and also (a false friend) to deliberately take no notice of someone. Both meanings are common. Conjugates like parler.

Examples
  • J'ignore où il habite. — I don't know where he lives.
  • Elle m'ignore depuis notre dispute. — She has been ignoring me since our argument.
  • Nul n'est censé ignorer la loi. — No one is supposed to be unaware of the law.
Common mistake

English speakers assume it only means to ignore. In French, j'ignore often simply means I don't know, a formal and polite way to say je ne sais pas. For deliberately disregarding, context or ne pas tenir compte de makes it clear.

Often confused with savoir.

Simple tenses

Present

jeignore
tuignores
il/elleignore
nousignorons
vousignorez
ils/ellesignorent

Imperfect

jeignorais
tuignorais
il/elleignorait
nousignorions
vousignoriez
ils/ellesignoraient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeignorai
tuignoras
il/elleignora
nousignorâmes
vousignorâtes
ils/ellesignorèrent

Future

jeignorerai
tuignoreras
il/elleignorera
nousignorerons
vousignorerez
ils/ellesignoreront

Conditional

jeignorerais
tuignorerais
il/elleignorerait
nousignorerions
vousignoreriez
ils/ellesignoreraient

Subjunctive

jeignore
tuignores
il/elleignore
nousignorions
vousignoriez
ils/ellesignorent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeignorasse
tuignorasses
il/elleignorât
nousignorassions
vousignorassiez
ils/ellesignorassent

Imperative

tuignore
nousignorons
vousignorez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai ignoré
tuas ignoré
il/ellea ignoré
nousavons ignoré
vousavez ignoré
ils/ellesont ignoré

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais ignoré
tuavais ignoré
il/elleavait ignoré
nousavions ignoré
vousaviez ignoré
ils/ellesavaient ignoré

Passé antérieur

jeeus ignoré
tueus ignoré
il/elleeut ignoré
nouseûmes ignoré
vouseûtes ignoré
ils/elleseurent ignoré

Futur antérieur

jeaurai ignoré
tuauras ignoré
il/elleaura ignoré
nousaurons ignoré
vousaurez ignoré
ils/ellesauront ignoré

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais ignoré
tuaurais ignoré
il/elleaurait ignoré
nousaurions ignoré
vousauriez ignoré
ils/ellesauraient ignoré

Subjonctif passé

jeaie ignoré
tuaies ignoré
il/elleait ignoré
nousayons ignoré
vousayez ignoré
ils/ellesaient ignoré

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse ignoré
tueusses ignoré
il/elleeût ignoré
nouseussions ignoré
vouseussiez ignoré
ils/elleseussent ignoré

Impératif passé

tuaie ignoré
nousayons ignoré
vousayez ignoré

Other

Present participle

ignorant

Past participle

ignoré

Infinitive

ignorer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "ignorer" mean?

"ignorer" means "to ignore; to be unaware of, to be ignorant of".

How do you conjugate "ignorer" in the present tense?

The present of "ignorer" is: je ignore, tu ignores, il/elle ignore, nous ignorons, vous ignorez, ils/elles ignorent.

What is the Passé composé of "ignorer"?

The passé composé of "ignorer" is: je ai ignoré, tu as ignoré, il/elle a ignoré, nous avons ignoré, vous avez ignoré, ils/elles ont ignoré.

What is the Imperative of "ignorer"?

The imperative of "ignorer" is: tu ignore, nous ignorons, vous ignorez.