coincer

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French

Etymology

From coin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwɛ̃.se/
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Verb

coincer

  1. to wedge, to jam, to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
  2. to turn a corner
  3. (informal) to catch out, to expose
  4. (informal, intransitive) to cause a problem
    Ça coince encore pour moi! ― I am in trouble again!
  5. (figurative) to corner, to trap
  6. (reflexive, se coincer) to get stuck

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of coincer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple coincer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple coinçant
/kwɛ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle coincé
/kwɛ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present coince
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coinces
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coince
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coinçons
/kwɛ̃.sɔ̃/ 		coincez
/kwɛ̃.se/ 		coincent
/kwɛ̃s/
imperfect coinçais
/kwɛ̃.sɛ/ 		coinçais
/kwɛ̃.sɛ/ 		coinçait
/kwɛ̃.sɛ/ 		coincions
/kwɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		coinciez
/kwɛ̃.sje/ 		coinçaient
/kwɛ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 coinçai
/kwɛ̃.se/ 		coinças
/kwɛ̃.sa/ 		coinça
/kwɛ̃.sa/ 		coinçâmes
/kwɛ̃.sam/ 		coinçâtes
/kwɛ̃.sat/ 		coincèrent
/kwɛ̃.sɛʁ/
future coincerai
/kwɛ̃.sʁe/ 		coinceras
/kwɛ̃.sʁa/ 		coincera
/kwɛ̃.sʁa/ 		coincerons
/kwɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		coincerez
/kwɛ̃.sʁe/ 		coinceront
/kwɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional coincerais
/kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/ 		coincerais
/kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/ 		coincerait
/kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/ 		coincerions
/kwɛ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		coinceriez
/kwɛ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		coinceraient
/kwɛ̃.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 coince
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coinces
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coince
/kwɛ̃s/ 		coincions
/kwɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		coinciez
/kwɛ̃.sje/ 		coincent
/kwɛ̃s/
imperfect2 coinçasse
/kwɛ̃.sas/ 		coinçasses
/kwɛ̃.sas/ 		coinçât
/kwɛ̃.sa/ 		coinçassions
/kwɛ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		coinçassiez
/kwɛ̃.sa.sje/ 		coinçassent
/kwɛ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — coince
/kwɛ̃s/ 		— coinçons
/kwɛ̃.sɔ̃/ 		coincez
/kwɛ̃.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).

Further reading

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin cognōscō.

Verb

coincer

  1. to know; to be familiar with

Derived terms

See also

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

coincer

  1. (Jersey, reflexive, s'coincer) to get tipsy

Synonyms

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