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[grim willow]

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[thorny fulcrum]

it's not the only one

and trust me, there are a lot more verbs that are gonna cause you trouble with conjugation

'clore' is a very formal verb, so you won't see it a lot imo

on why you don't see it used with many tenses, it's because its conjugation sucks

[slow plover]

so basically there is no reason other than people not using it in these tenses?

[thorny fulcrum]

yeah

finding a sentence where it's the only verb that can be used is rare

i.e l'assemblée nationale: "ils ont clos la séance"

"clore le débat"

[slow plover]

what about using it with nous and vous

[thorny fulcrum]

never seen

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/clore/16655#:~:text=Clore est défectif et d'une conjugaison complexe.&text=Clore %3D fermer (clore un passage,un compte%2C une discussion).

in every single case this page shows, the verb is replaceable

[slow plover]

so basically clore is a superfluous overly formal verb that is rarely used in french, any other examples for such verbs?

[thorny fulcrum]

not that comes to mind immediately

but there sure are some

[slow plover]

bon, cimer beaucoup!

[thorny fulcrum]

oh wait

I found a list

"déambuler"

"s'adonner"

"répudier"

https://www.ohlalafrenchcourse.fr/blog/article/60-verbes-formels-pour-des-conversations-avancees-en-francais-niveau-c1-c2

most verbs in this list 🤣

there are explainations in there too

[slow plover]

perfect thank you so much!