aboyer

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French

Etymology

From Old French abayer, abaüer, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Latin baubari, Italian abbaiare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bwa.je/
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Verb

aboyer

  1. (intransitive, of a dog) to bark
  2. (intransitive) to scream at or inveigh against somebody
  3. (transitive, usually derogatory) to scream or yell in short bouts; to bark
    Il aboie des ordres sans s’arrêter pour respirer
    He barks orders without pausing to breathe.

Usage notes

  • To mark the target of the barking, the usual preposition is après; less common is contre, while à is dated.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of aboyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple aboyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple aboyant
/a.bwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle aboyé
/a.bwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present aboie
/a.bwa/ 		aboies
/a.bwa/ 		aboie
/a.bwa/ 		aboyons
/a.bwa.jɔ̃/ 		aboyez
/a.bwa.je/ 		aboient
/a.bwa/
imperfect aboyais
/a.bwa.jɛ/ 		aboyais
/a.bwa.jɛ/ 		aboyait
/a.bwa.jɛ/ 		aboyions
/a.bwaj.jɔ̃/ 		aboyiez
/a.bwaj.je/ 		aboyaient
/a.bwa.jɛ/
past historic2 aboyai
/a.bwa.je/ 		aboyas
/a.bwa.ja/ 		aboya
/a.bwa.ja/ 		aboyâmes
/a.bwa.jam/ 		aboyâtes
/a.bwa.jat/ 		aboyèrent
/a.bwa.jɛʁ/
future aboierai
/a.bwa.ʁe/ 		aboieras
/a.bwa.ʁa/ 		aboiera
/a.bwa.ʁa/ 		aboierons
/a.bwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		aboierez
/a.bwa.ʁe/ 		aboieront
/a.bwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional aboierais
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		aboierais
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		aboierait
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		aboierions
/a.bwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		aboieriez
/a.bwa.ʁje/ 		aboieraient
/a.bwa.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 aboie
/a.bwa/ 		aboies
/a.bwa/ 		aboie
/a.bwa/ 		aboyions
/a.bwaj.jɔ̃/ 		aboyiez
/a.bwaj.je/ 		aboient
/a.bwa/
imperfect2 aboyasse
/a.bwa.jas/ 		aboyasses
/a.bwa.jas/ 		aboyât
/a.bwa.ja/ 		aboyassions
/a.bwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		aboyassiez
/a.bwa.ja.sje/ 		aboyassent
/a.bwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — aboie
/a.bwa/ 		— aboyons
/a.bwa.jɔ̃/ 		aboyez
/a.bwa.je/ 		—
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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