enfler

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fle/
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Verb

enfler

  1. (transitive) to inflate
  2. (transitive) to fill
  3. (transitive) to build up (an emotion)
  4. (intransitive) to swell up

Conjugation

Conjugation of enfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple enfler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple enflant
/ɑ̃.flɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle enflé
/ɑ̃.fle/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present enfle
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enfles
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enfle
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enflons
/ɑ̃.flɔ̃/ 		enflez
/ɑ̃.fle/ 		enflent
/ɑ̃fl/
imperfect enflais
/ɑ̃.flɛ/ 		enflais
/ɑ̃.flɛ/ 		enflait
/ɑ̃.flɛ/ 		enflions
/ɑ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ 		enfliez
/ɑ̃.fli.je/ 		enflaient
/ɑ̃.flɛ/
past historic2 enflai
/ɑ̃.fle/ 		enflas
/ɑ̃.fla/ 		enfla
/ɑ̃.fla/ 		enflâmes
/ɑ̃.flam/ 		enflâtes
/ɑ̃.flat/ 		enflèrent
/ɑ̃.flɛʁ/
future enflerai
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁe/ 		enfleras
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁa/ 		enflera
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁa/ 		enflerons
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ 		enflerez
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁe/ 		enfleront
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional enflerais
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ 		enflerais
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ 		enflerait
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ 		enflerions
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		enfleriez
/ɑ̃.flə.ʁje/ 		enfleraient
/ɑ̃.flə.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 enfle
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enfles
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enfle
/ɑ̃fl/ 		enflions
/ɑ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ 		enfliez
/ɑ̃.fli.je/ 		enflent
/ɑ̃fl/
imperfect2 enflasse
/ɑ̃.flas/ 		enflasses
/ɑ̃.flas/ 		enflât
/ɑ̃.fla/ 		enflassions
/ɑ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/ 		enflassiez
/ɑ̃.fla.sje/ 		enflassent
/ɑ̃.flas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — enfle
/ɑ̃fl/ 		— enflons
/ɑ̃.flɔ̃/ 		enflez
/ɑ̃.fle/ 		—
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

Etymology

From Latin īnflāre, present active infinitive of īnflō.

Verb

enfler

  1. to swell
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 148 of this essay:
      Les signes subsequens est face enflée […]
      The symptoms are the following: swollen face

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of enfler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive enfler avoir enflé
gerund en enflant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle enflant
past participle enflé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present enfle enfles enfle enflons enflez enflent
imperfect enfloie, enfleie, enfloe, enfleve enfloies, enfleies, enfloes, enfleves enfloit, enfleit, enflot, enfleve enfliiens, enfliens enfliiez, enfliez enfloient, enfleient, enfloent, enflevent
preterite enflai enflas enfla enflames enflastes enflerent
future enflerai enfleras enflera enflerons enfleroiz, enflereiz, enflerez enfleront
conditional enfleroie, enflereie enfleroies, enflereies enfleroit, enflereit enfleriiens, enfleriens enfleriiez, enfleriez enfleroient, enflereient
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 enfle enfles enfle enflons enflez enflent
imperfect enflasse enflasses enflast enflissons, enflissiens enflissoiz, enflissez, enflissiez enflassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— enfle — enflons enflez —

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