Synonyms: ail, bear, endure, put up with, sustain
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɐfə*/ |
| Hyphenation | suf·fer |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑳𐑓𐑼 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑅𐐲𐑁𐐯𐑉 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) suffer | (I) suffered |
| (thou) sufferest | (thou) sufferedst |
| (he) suffers, suffereth | (he) suffered |
| (we) suffer | (we) suffered |
| (you) suffer | (you) suffered |
| (they) suffer | (they) suffered |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) suffer | (I) suffered |
| (thou) suffer | (thou) suffered |
| (he) suffer | (he) suffered |
| (we) suffer | (we) suffered |
| (you) suffer | (you) suffered |
| (they) suffer | (they) suffered |
| Imperative mood | |
| suffer | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| suffering | suffered |
| Afrikaans | ly |
|---|---|
| Catalan | patir; sofrir |
| Czech | snášet; trpět; utrpět |
| Danish | gennemgå |
| Dutch | lijden; uitstaan |
| Esperanto | suferi |
| Faeroese | líða |
| Finnish | kärsiä |
| French | endurer; souffrir; subir |
| German | dulden; erdulden; leiden |
| Icelandic | þola |
| Latin | patiri |
| Low German | lyden |
| Malay | derita … menderita |
| Papiamento | sufri; wanta |
| Polish | cierpieć |
| Portuguese | padecer |
| Saterland Frisian | duldje; ferdreege; liede; uuthoolde |
| Spanish | padecer; sufrir |
| Sranan | pina |
| Swedish | lida |
| Thai | ต้อง; ทาน |
| Turkish | azap çekmek |
| West Frisian | lije |