égorger

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French

Etymology

From é- +‎ gorge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
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Verb

égorger

  1. (transitive) to slit the throat of; to rip out the throat of

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written égorge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Conjugation of égorger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple égorger
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple égorgeant
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle égorgé
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present égorge
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorges
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorge
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorgeons
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɔ̃/ 		égorgez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/ 		égorgent
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/
imperfect égorgeais
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛ/ 		égorgeais
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛ/ 		égorgeait
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛ/ 		égorgions
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒjɔ̃/ 		égorgiez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒje/ 		égorgeaient
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛ/
past historic2 égorgeai
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/ 		égorgeas
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒa/ 		égorgea
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒa/ 		égorgeâmes
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒam/ 		égorgeâtes
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒat/ 		égorgèrent
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛʁ/
future égorgerai
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁe/ 		égorgeras
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁa/ 		égorgera
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁa/ 		égorgerons
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/ 		égorgerez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁe/ 		égorgeront
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional égorgerais
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		égorgerais
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		égorgerait
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		égorgerions
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		égorgeriez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁje/ 		égorgeraient
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present égorge
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorges
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorge
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		égorgions
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒjɔ̃/ 		égorgiez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒje/ 		égorgent
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/
imperfect2 égorgeasse
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒas/ 		égorgeasses
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒas/ 		égorgeât
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒa/ 		égorgeassions
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ 		égorgeassiez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒa.sje/ 		égorgeassent
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — égorge
/e.ɡɔʁʒ/ 		— égorgeons
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒɔ̃/ 		égorgez
/e.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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