nuire
to harm
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | nuis |
| tu | nuis |
| il/elle | nuît |
| nous | nuisons |
| vous | nuisez |
| ils/elles | nuisent |
Cette décision nuit à notre réputation.
This decision harms our reputation.
Il nuit à sa santé en ne dormant pas assez.
He harms his health by not getting enough sleep.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai nui |
| tu | as nui |
| il/elle | a nui |
| nous | avons nui |
| vous | avez nui |
| ils/elles | ont nui |
Les rumeurs ont nui à son image.
The rumors harmed his image.
Cette situation a nui à notre collaboration.
This situation harmed our collaboration.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | nuisais |
| tu | nuisais |
| il/elle | nuisait |
| nous | nuisions |
| vous | nuisiez |
| ils/elles | nuisait |
Les mauvaises habitudes nuisaient à sa carrière.
Bad habits were harming his career.
Il savait que son comportement nuisait à ses amis.
He knew that his behavior was harming his friends.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | nuirai |
| tu | nuiras |
| il/elle | nuira |
| nous | nuirons |
| vous | nuirez |
| ils/elles | nuiront |
Cette politique nuira à l'économie.
This policy will harm the economy.
Si tu ne fais pas attention, cela nuira à ta santé.
If you are not careful, it will harm your health.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | nuirais |
| tu | nuirais |
| il/elle | nuirait |
| nous | nuirions |
| vous | nuiriez |
| ils/elles | nuiraient |
Je craindrais que cela nuise à notre projet.
I would fear that it would harm our project.
Ils nuiraient à leur relation s'ils ne communiquaient pas.
They would harm their relationship if they didn't communicate.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | nuise |
| tu | nuises |
| il/elle | nuise |
| nous | nuisions |
| vous | nuisiez |
| ils/elles | nuisent |
Il est important que cela ne nuise pas à notre travail.
It is important that this does not harm our work.
Je doute qu'il nuise à ses amis intentionnellement.
I doubt that he harms his friends intentionally.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais nui |
| tu | avais nui |
| il/elle | avait nui |
| nous | avions nui |
| vous | aviez nui |
| ils/elles | avaient nui |
Avant de partir, elle avait nui à son image.
Before leaving, she had harmed her image.
Ils avaient nui à leur réputation sans le vouloir.
They had harmed their reputation without meaning to.
"nuire" in other languages
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Common questions
- Is "nuire" regular or irregular in French?
- "nuire" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
- How do you conjugate "nuire" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "nuire" conjugates as: nuis, nuis, nuisons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "nuire" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "nuire" conjugates as: ai nui, as nui, avons nui, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "nuire" in French?
- "nuire" (to harm) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.