aiguiller

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French

Etymology

From aiguille (“needle (as in a compass)”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.ɡɥi.je/ ~ /e.ɡɥi.je/
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Verb

aiguiller

  1. (transitive) to direct (towards)
  2. (transitive) to change / switch points (railway)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aiguiller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple aiguiller
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple aiguillant
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɑ̃/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle aiguillé
/ɛ.ɡɥi.je/ or /e.ɡɥi.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present aiguille
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguilles
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguille
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguillons
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/ 		aiguillez
/ɛ.ɡɥi.je/ or /e.ɡɥi.je/ 		aiguillent
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/
imperfect aiguillais
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛ/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɛ/ 		aiguillais
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛ/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɛ/ 		aiguillait
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛ/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɛ/ 		aiguillions
/ɛ.ɡɥij.jɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥij.jɔ̃/ 		aiguilliez
/ɛ.ɡɥij.je/ or /e.ɡɥij.je/ 		aiguillaient
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛ/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɛ/
past historic2 aiguillai
/ɛ.ɡɥi.je/ or /e.ɡɥi.je/ 		aiguillas
/ɛ.ɡɥi.ja/ or /e.ɡɥi.ja/ 		aiguilla
/ɛ.ɡɥi.ja/ or /e.ɡɥi.ja/ 		aiguillâmes
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jam/ or /e.ɡɥi.jam/ 		aiguillâtes
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jat/ or /e.ɡɥi.jat/ 		aiguillèrent
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛʁ/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɛʁ/
future aiguillerai
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁe/ 		aiguilleras
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁa/ 		aiguillera
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁa/ 		aiguillerons
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁɔ̃/ 		aiguillerez
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁe/ 		aiguilleront
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁɔ̃/
conditional aiguillerais
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ 		aiguillerais
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ 		aiguillerait
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ 		aiguillerions
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥi.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		aiguilleriez
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jə.ʁje/ or /e.ɡɥi.jə.ʁje/ 		aiguilleraient
/ɛ.ɡɥij.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɥij.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 aiguille
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguilles
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguille
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		aiguillions
/ɛ.ɡɥij.jɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥij.jɔ̃/ 		aiguilliez
/ɛ.ɡɥij.je/ or /e.ɡɥij.je/ 		aiguillent
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/
imperfect2 aiguillasse
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jas/ or /e.ɡɥi.jas/ 		aiguillasses
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jas/ or /e.ɡɥi.jas/ 		aiguillât
/ɛ.ɡɥi.ja/ or /e.ɡɥi.ja/ 		aiguillassions
/ɛ.ɡɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		aiguillassiez
/ɛ.ɡɥi.ja.sje/ or /e.ɡɥi.ja.sje/ 		aiguillassent
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jas/ or /e.ɡɥi.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — aiguille
/ɛ.ɡɥij/ or /e.ɡɥij/ 		— aiguillons
/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/ 		aiguillez
/ɛ.ɡɥi.je/ or /e.ɡɥi.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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