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je cite

cite, quote, mention as an example

s i t → citer

cit to quote, to cite, to mention + e je/il present or subjunctive; tu command

verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #31,883

cite, quote, mention as an example When asking someone to cite something, it can mean to name or give an example.

FR: Je cite souvent ce livre en classe.

EN: I often quote this book in class.

Conjugation of citer

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	cite	—
Second	—	citez
Third	cite	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	cite	—
Third	cite	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	cite	citez

citer

Je lui cite souvent en exemple les prouesses de ses frères.

I often cite his brothers’ achievements as examples to him.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Je vous cite Whitman.

I quote Whitman.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Non mais cite-moi un seul type qui s'est fait avoir autant que moi.

Come on, name me one guy who’s been played as badly as I have.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Cite-moi un exemple.

Give me an example.

Il cite souvent Shakespeare.

He often quotes Shakespeare.

Je te cite souvent en exemple à nos enfants.

I often cite you as an example to our children.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Je le cite.

I am quoting him.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Il cite souvent Milton.

He often quotes Milton.

Je cite.

I quote.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

À deux doigts de la mort, il cite Shakespeare.

On the brink of death, he quotes Shakespeare.

— Star Trek : Sans limites (2016)

Vas-y, cite-moi un métier, comme ça, au hasard ?

Go on, name me a job, just off the top of your head?

— Serie Noire (1979)

Ou faut-il que je vous cite comme témoin ?

Or do I need to name you as a witness?

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