résoudr

résoudr is not a standalone verb in French. It is the stem used to form the future simple and the conditional of the verb résoudre, which means to solve or to resolve. In standard usage, résoudre and its derivatives appear in contexts such as solving a problem or settling a matter.

Etymology wise, résoudre comes from Old French and ultimately from Latin resolvere, with the prefix re- and a meaning shift toward “to undo, loosen, or solve.” The form résoudr- is the characteristic stem that appears in the future and conditional tenses, where regular French verb endings are added.

Conjugation and usage notes: the stem résoudr- combines with the future endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to yield the future tense forms je résoudrai, tu résoudras, il résoudra, nous résoudrons, vous résoudrez, ils résoudront. The same stem takes the conditional endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to form je résoudrais, tu résoudrais, il résoudrait, nous résoudrions, vous résoudriez, ils résoudraient. These forms are used to discuss actions that will be solved or would be solved under certain conditions.

Examples: Nous résoudrons ce problème d’ici demain. Elle résoudrait la question si elle avait plus de temps. The stem is a feature of the morphology of résoudre and is not used as an independent lexical item outside these tenses.

See also: résoudre, résolu, résolution.