craquer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French craquer, from Middle Dutch kraken (“to crack, crackle”), from Old Dutch *krakōn, from Frankish *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“to crow, shout”).

Cognate with Old High German krahhōn, Old English cracian. More at crack.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁa.ke/
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Verb

craquer

  1. (ergative) to split, to break
  2. (organic chemistry) to crack (petroleum)
  3. (intransitive) to crack, to creak, to crunch
  4. (informal, intransitive) to give up, to break down, to crack
  5. (informal, followed by pour) to fall for, to become infatuated with, to yield to, give in to, fall in love with
    Elle est vraiment belle. J’ai craqué pour elle.
    She's so beautiful. I've fallen in love with her.

Conjugation

Conjugation of craquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple craquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple craquant
/kʁa.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle craqué
/kʁa.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present craque
/kʁak/ 		craques
/kʁak/ 		craque
/kʁak/ 		craquons
/kʁa.kɔ̃/ 		craquez
/kʁa.ke/ 		craquent
/kʁak/
imperfect craquais
/kʁa.kɛ/ 		craquais
/kʁa.kɛ/ 		craquait
/kʁa.kɛ/ 		craquions
/kʁa.kjɔ̃/ 		craquiez
/kʁa.kje/ 		craquaient
/kʁa.kɛ/
past historic2 craquai
/kʁa.ke/ 		craquas
/kʁa.ka/ 		craqua
/kʁa.ka/ 		craquâmes
/kʁa.kam/ 		craquâtes
/kʁa.kat/ 		craquèrent
/kʁa.kɛʁ/
future craquerai
/kʁa.kʁe/ 		craqueras
/kʁa.kʁa/ 		craquera
/kʁa.kʁa/ 		craquerons
/kʁa.kʁɔ̃/ 		craquerez
/kʁa.kʁe/ 		craqueront
/kʁa.kʁɔ̃/
conditional craquerais
/kʁa.kʁɛ/ 		craquerais
/kʁa.kʁɛ/ 		craquerait
/kʁa.kʁɛ/ 		craquerions
/kʁa.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		craqueriez
/kʁa.kə.ʁje/ 		craqueraient
/kʁa.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 craque
/kʁak/ 		craques
/kʁak/ 		craque
/kʁak/ 		craquions
/kʁa.kjɔ̃/ 		craquiez
/kʁa.kje/ 		craquent
/kʁak/
imperfect2 craquasse
/kʁa.kas/ 		craquasses
/kʁa.kas/ 		craquât
/kʁa.ka/ 		craquassions
/kʁa.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		craquassiez
/kʁa.ka.sje/ 		craquassent
/kʁa.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — craque
/kʁak/ 		— craquons
/kʁa.kɔ̃/ 		craquez
/kʁa.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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