casser

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See also: câsser

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, influenced by Late Latin cassāre (“to annul”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.se/ ~ /kɑ.se/
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Verb

casser

  1. to break
  2. to break up (with somebody)

Conjugation

Conjugation of casser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple casser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple cassant
/ka.sɑ̃/ or /kɑ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cassé
/ka.se/ or /kɑ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present casse
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		casses
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		casse
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		cassons
/ka.sɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sɔ̃/ 		cassez
/ka.se/ or /kɑ.se/ 		cassent
/kas/ or /kɑs/
imperfect cassais
/ka.sɛ/ or /kɑ.sɛ/ 		cassais
/ka.sɛ/ or /kɑ.sɛ/ 		cassait
/ka.sɛ/ or /kɑ.sɛ/ 		cassions
/ka.sjɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		cassiez
/ka.sje/ or /kɑ.sje/ 		cassaient
/ka.sɛ/ or /kɑ.sɛ/
past historic2 cassai
/ka.se/ or /kɑ.se/ 		cassas
/ka.sa/ or /kɑ.sa/ 		cassa
/ka.sa/ or /kɑ.sa/ 		cassâmes
/ka.sam/ or /kɑ.sam/ 		cassâtes
/ka.sat/ or /kɑ.sat/ 		cassèrent
/ka.sɛʁ/ or /kɑ.sɛʁ/
future casserai
/ka.sʁe/ or /kɑ.sʁe/ 		casseras
/ka.sʁa/ or /kɑ.sʁa/ 		cassera
/ka.sʁa/ or /kɑ.sʁa/ 		casserons
/ka.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sʁɔ̃/ 		casserez
/ka.sʁe/ or /kɑ.sʁe/ 		casseront
/ka.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional casserais
/ka.sʁɛ/ or /kɑ.sʁɛ/ 		casserais
/ka.sʁɛ/ or /kɑ.sʁɛ/ 		casserait
/ka.sʁɛ/ or /kɑ.sʁɛ/ 		casserions
/ka.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		casseriez
/ka.sə.ʁje/ or /kɑ.sə.ʁje/ 		casseraient
/ka.sʁɛ/ or /kɑ.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 casse
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		casses
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		casse
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		cassions
/ka.sjɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		cassiez
/ka.sje/ or /kɑ.sje/ 		cassent
/kas/ or /kɑs/
imperfect2 cassasse
/ka.sas/ or /kɑ.sas/ 		cassasses
/ka.sas/ or /kɑ.sas/ 		cassât
/ka.sa/ or /kɑ.sa/ 		cassassions
/ka.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		cassassiez
/ka.sa.sje/ or /kɑ.sa.sje/ 		cassassent
/ka.sas/ or /kɑ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — casse
/kas/ or /kɑs/ 		— cassons
/ka.sɔ̃/ or /kɑ.sɔ̃/ 		cassez
/ka.se/ or /kɑ.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).

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Old French

Verb

casser

  1. Alternative form of quasser

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of casser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive casser avoir cassé
gerund en cassant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle cassant
past participle cassé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present cas casses casse cassons cassez cassent
imperfect cassoie, casseie, cassoe, casseve cassoies, casseies, cassoes, casseves cassoit, casseit, cassot, casseve cassiiens, cassiens cassiiez, cassiez cassoient, casseient, cassoent, cassevent
preterite cassai cassas cassa cassames cassastes casserent
future casserai casseras cassera casserons casseroiz, cassereiz, casserez casseront
conditional casseroie, cassereie casseroies, cassereies casseroit, cassereit casseriiens, casseriens casseriiez, casseriez casseroient, cassereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present cas cas cast cassons cassez cassent
imperfect cassasse cassasses cassast cassissons, cassissiens cassissoiz, cassissez, cassissiez cassassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— casse — cassons cassez —
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