arc-bouter

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See also: arcbouter

French

Etymology

From arc-boutant (“buttress”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁk.bu.te/
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Verb

arc-bouter

  1. (transitive, architecture) to buttress
  2. (reflexive) to press, lean, brace against’]
  3. (reflexive) to stand firm (in opposition to someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of arc-bouter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple arc-bouter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple arc-boutant
/aʁk.bu.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle arc-bouté
/aʁk.bu.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present arc-boute
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boutes
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boute
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boutons
/aʁk.bu.tɔ̃/ 		arc-boutez
/aʁk.bu.te/ 		arc-boutent
/aʁk.but/
imperfect arc-boutais
/aʁk.bu.tɛ/ 		arc-boutais
/aʁk.bu.tɛ/ 		arc-boutait
/aʁk.bu.tɛ/ 		arc-boutions
/aʁk.bu.tjɔ̃/ 		arc-boutiez
/aʁk.bu.tje/ 		arc-boutaient
/aʁk.bu.tɛ/
past historic2 arc-boutai
/aʁk.bu.te/ 		arc-boutas
/aʁk.bu.ta/ 		arc-bouta
/aʁk.bu.ta/ 		arc-boutâmes
/aʁk.bu.tam/ 		arc-boutâtes
/aʁk.bu.tat/ 		arc-boutèrent
/aʁk.bu.tɛʁ/
future arc-bouterai
/aʁk.bu.tʁe/ 		arc-bouteras
/aʁk.bu.tʁa/ 		arc-boutera
/aʁk.bu.tʁa/ 		arc-bouterons
/aʁk.bu.tʁɔ̃/ 		arc-bouterez
/aʁk.bu.tʁe/ 		arc-bouteront
/aʁk.bu.tʁɔ̃/
conditional arc-bouterais
/aʁk.bu.tʁɛ/ 		arc-bouterais
/aʁk.bu.tʁɛ/ 		arc-bouterait
/aʁk.bu.tʁɛ/ 		arc-bouterions
/aʁk.bu.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		arc-bouteriez
/aʁk.bu.tə.ʁje/ 		arc-bouteraient
/aʁk.bu.tʁɛ/
(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 arc-boute
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boutes
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boute
/aʁk.but/ 		arc-boutions
/aʁk.bu.tjɔ̃/ 		arc-boutiez
/aʁk.bu.tje/ 		arc-boutent
/aʁk.but/
imperfect2 arc-boutasse
/aʁk.bu.tas/ 		arc-boutasses
/aʁk.bu.tas/ 		arc-boutât
/aʁk.bu.ta/ 		arc-boutassions
/aʁk.bu.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		arc-boutassiez
/aʁk.bu.ta.sje/ 		arc-boutassent
/aʁk.bu.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — arc-boute
/aʁk.but/ 		— arc-boutons
/aʁk.bu.tɔ̃/ 		arc-boutez
/aʁk.bu.te/ 		—
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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