compacter

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From compact (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

compacter (plural compacters)

  1. Something that compacts things (e.g. trash).
  2. One who makes a compact or agreement.
Alternative forms
  • (something that compacts things, e.g. trash): compactor

Etymology 2

From compact (adjective) +‎ -er.

Adjective

compacter

  1. comparative form of compact: more compact

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

compacter

  1. to compact

Conjugation

Conjugation of compacter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple compacter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple compactant
/kɔ̃.pak.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle compacté
/kɔ̃.pak.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compacte
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compactes
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compacte
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compactons
/kɔ̃.pak.tɔ̃/ 		compactez
/kɔ̃.pak.te/ 		compactent
/kɔ̃.pakt/
imperfect compactais
/kɔ̃.pak.tɛ/ 		compactais
/kɔ̃.pak.tɛ/ 		compactait
/kɔ̃.pak.tɛ/ 		compactions
/kɔ̃.pak.tjɔ̃/ 		compactiez
/kɔ̃.pak.tje/ 		compactaient
/kɔ̃.pak.tɛ/
past historic2 compactai
/kɔ̃.pak.te/ 		compactas
/kɔ̃.pak.ta/ 		compacta
/kɔ̃.pak.ta/ 		compactâmes
/kɔ̃.pak.tam/ 		compactâtes
/kɔ̃.pak.tat/ 		compactèrent
/kɔ̃.pak.tɛʁ/
future compacterai
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁe/ 		compacteras
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁa/ 		compactera
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁa/ 		compacterons
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		compacterez
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁe/ 		compacteront
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional compacterais
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁɛ/ 		compacterais
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁɛ/ 		compacterait
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁɛ/ 		compacterions
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		compacteriez
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.ʁje/ 		compacteraient
/kɔ̃.pak.tə.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 compacte
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compactes
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compacte
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		compactions
/kɔ̃.pak.tjɔ̃/ 		compactiez
/kɔ̃.pak.tje/ 		compactent
/kɔ̃.pakt/
imperfect2 compactasse
/kɔ̃.pak.tas/ 		compactasses
/kɔ̃.pak.tas/ 		compactât
/kɔ̃.pak.ta/ 		compactassions
/kɔ̃.pak.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		compactassiez
/kɔ̃.pak.ta.sje/ 		compactassent
/kɔ̃.pak.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compacte
/kɔ̃.pakt/ 		— compactons
/kɔ̃.pak.tɔ̃/ 		compactez
/kɔ̃.pak.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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