éperonner

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French

Etymology

From Old French esperoner, corresponding to éperon +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pʁɔ.ne/
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Verb

éperonner

  1. (transitive) to spur (hit a horse with a spur)
  2. (transitive) to spur on
  3. (nautical, transitive) to ram (to use a ram to hit another ship)

Conjugation

Conjugation of éperonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple éperonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple éperonnant
/e.pʁɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle éperonné
/e.pʁɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present éperonne
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonnes
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonne
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonnons
/e.pʁɔ.nɔ̃/ 		éperonnez
/e.pʁɔ.ne/ 		éperonnent
/e.pʁɔn/
imperfect éperonnais
/e.pʁɔ.nɛ/ 		éperonnais
/e.pʁɔ.nɛ/ 		éperonnait
/e.pʁɔ.nɛ/ 		éperonnions
/e.pʁɔ.njɔ̃/ 		éperonniez
/e.pʁɔ.nje/ 		éperonnaient
/e.pʁɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 éperonnai
/e.pʁɔ.ne/ 		éperonnas
/e.pʁɔ.na/ 		éperonna
/e.pʁɔ.na/ 		éperonnâmes
/e.pʁɔ.nam/ 		éperonnâtes
/e.pʁɔ.nat/ 		éperonnèrent
/e.pʁɔ.nɛʁ/
future éperonnerai
/e.pʁɔn.ʁe/ 		éperonneras
/e.pʁɔn.ʁa/ 		éperonnera
/e.pʁɔn.ʁa/ 		éperonnerons
/e.pʁɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		éperonnerez
/e.pʁɔn.ʁe/ 		éperonneront
/e.pʁɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional éperonnerais
/e.pʁɔn.ʁɛ/ 		éperonnerais
/e.pʁɔn.ʁɛ/ 		éperonnerait
/e.pʁɔn.ʁɛ/ 		éperonnerions
/e.pʁɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		éperonneriez
/e.pʁɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		éperonneraient
/e.pʁɔn.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 éperonne
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonnes
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonne
/e.pʁɔn/ 		éperonnions
/e.pʁɔ.njɔ̃/ 		éperonniez
/e.pʁɔ.nje/ 		éperonnent
/e.pʁɔn/
imperfect2 éperonnasse
/e.pʁɔ.nas/ 		éperonnasses
/e.pʁɔ.nas/ 		éperonnât
/e.pʁɔ.na/ 		éperonnassions
/e.pʁɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		éperonnassiez
/e.pʁɔ.na.sje/ 		éperonnassent
/e.pʁɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — éperonne
/e.pʁɔn/ 		— éperonnons
/e.pʁɔ.nɔ̃/ 		éperonnez
/e.pʁɔ.ne/ 		—
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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