adosser

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See also: adôsser

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ dos (“back”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.do.se/
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Verb

adosser

  1. (transitive) to back up (put someone's back (against))
    adosser quelqu’un contre un mur ― to back someone up against a wall
  2. (reflexive) to lean (back)
    s’adosser contre un mur ― to lean (back) against a wall
  3. (reflexive) to back up (put one's back against something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of adosser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple adosser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple adossant
/a.do.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle adossé
/a.do.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present adosse
/a.dos/ 		adosses
/a.dos/ 		adosse
/a.dos/ 		adossons
/a.do.sɔ̃/ 		adossez
/a.do.se/ 		adossent
/a.dos/
imperfect adossais
/a.do.sɛ/ 		adossais
/a.do.sɛ/ 		adossait
/a.do.sɛ/ 		adossions
/a.do.sjɔ̃/ 		adossiez
/a.do.sje/ 		adossaient
/a.do.sɛ/
past historic2 adossai
/a.do.se/ 		adossas
/a.do.sa/ 		adossa
/a.do.sa/ 		adossâmes
/a.do.sam/ 		adossâtes
/a.do.sat/ 		adossèrent
/a.do.sɛʁ/
future adosserai
/a.do.sʁe/ 		adosseras
/a.do.sʁa/ 		adossera
/a.do.sʁa/ 		adosserons
/a.do.sʁɔ̃/ 		adosserez
/a.do.sʁe/ 		adosseront
/a.do.sʁɔ̃/
conditional adosserais
/a.do.sʁɛ/ 		adosserais
/a.do.sʁɛ/ 		adosserait
/a.do.sʁɛ/ 		adosserions
/a.do.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		adosseriez
/a.do.sə.ʁje/ 		adosseraient
/a.do.sʁɛ/
(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 adosse
/a.dos/ 		adosses
/a.dos/ 		adosse
/a.dos/ 		adossions
/a.do.sjɔ̃/ 		adossiez
/a.do.sje/ 		adossent
/a.dos/
imperfect2 adossasse
/a.do.sas/ 		adossasses
/a.do.sas/ 		adossât
/a.do.sa/ 		adossassions
/a.do.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		adossassiez
/a.do.sa.sje/ 		adossassent
/a.do.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — adosse
/a.dos/ 		— adossons
/a.do.sɔ̃/ 		adossez
/a.do.se/ 		—
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).

Descendants

  • → Spanish: adosar

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