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Verb conjugation

investir

to invest; to lay siege to, to besiege

Usage

To invest money or effort; also to install someone in an office, or to besiege or take over a place. Conjugates like finir: j'investis, nous investissons.

Examples
  • Ils investissent dans l'immobilier. — They invest in real estate.
  • Elle s'est beaucoup investie dans ce projet. — She put a lot of herself into this project.
  • Le président a été investi par son parti. — The president was officially chosen as his party's candidate.
Common mistake

Followed by dans for the thing invested in (investir dans), not en. S'investir means to commit oneself, which has no direct English equivalent.

Often confused with placer.

Simple tenses

Present

jeinvestis
tuinvestis
il/elleinvestit
nousinvestissons
vousinvestissez
ils/ellesinvestissent

Imperfect

jeinvestissais
tuinvestissais
il/elleinvestissait
nousinvestissions
vousinvestissiez
ils/ellesinvestissaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeinvestis
tuinvestis
il/elleinvestit
nousinvestîmes
vousinvestîtes
ils/ellesinvestirent

Future

jeinvestirai
tuinvestiras
il/elleinvestira
nousinvestirons
vousinvestirez
ils/ellesinvestiront

Conditional

jeinvestirais
tuinvestirais
il/elleinvestirait
nousinvestirions
vousinvestiriez
ils/ellesinvestiraient

Subjunctive

jeinvestisse
tuinvestisses
il/elleinvestisse
nousinvestissions
vousinvestissiez
ils/ellesinvestissent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeinvestisse
tuinvestisses
il/elleinvestît
nousinvestissions
vousinvestissiez
ils/ellesinvestissent

Imperative

tuinvestis
nousinvestissons
vousinvestissez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie investi
nousayons investi
vousayez investi

Other

Present participle

investissant

Past participle

investi

Infinitive

investir

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Frequently asked questions

What does "investir" mean?

"investir" means "to invest; to lay siege to, to besiege".

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

The present of "investir" is: je investis, tu investis, il/elle investit, nous investissons, vous investissez, ils/elles investissent.

What is the Passé composé of "investir"?

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

What is the Imperative of "investir"?

The imperative of "investir" is: tu investis, nous investissons, vous investissez.