convoquer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/
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Verb

convoquer

  1. to convene, convoke (invite together)
  2. to summon, call (call up), invite
  3. (law) to summon; to summons
    • 2020 July 24, “Acquitté après avoir bloqué un radar mobile à Remich… avec sa voiture”, in Le Quotidien:
      Parce qu’il s’était garé le 11 avril 2019 devant un radar mobile sur la N2 à Remich après s’être fait flasher, un jeune homme de 34 ans était convoqué devant le tribunal correctionnel.
      Because he parked in front of a speed camera on the N2 in Remich on April 11, 2019 after being flashed, a 34 year old man was summonsed to court.

Conjugation

Conjugation of convoquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple convoquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple convoquant
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle convoqué
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoques
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoquons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɔ̃/ 		convoquez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/ 		convoquent
/kɔ̃.vɔk/
imperfect convoquais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/ 		convoquais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/ 		convoquait
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/ 		convoquions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		convoquiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kje/ 		convoquaient
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/
past historic2 convoquai
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/ 		convoquas
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/ 		convoqua
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/ 		convoquâmes
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kam/ 		convoquâtes
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kat/ 		convoquèrent
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛʁ/
future convoquerai
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁe/ 		convoqueras
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁa/ 		convoquera
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁa/ 		convoquerons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɔ̃/ 		convoquerez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁe/ 		convoqueront
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɔ̃/
conditional convoquerais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/ 		convoquerais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/ 		convoquerait
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/ 		convoquerions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		convoqueriez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kə.ʁje/ 		convoqueraient
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/
(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 convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoques
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		convoquions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		convoquiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kje/ 		convoquent
/kɔ̃.vɔk/
imperfect2 convoquasse
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/ 		convoquasses
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/ 		convoquât
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/ 		convoquassions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		convoquassiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sje/ 		convoquassent
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/ 		— convoquons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɔ̃/ 		convoquez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/ 		—
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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