esclaffer

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

esclaffer

  1. (always pronominal) to burst out in laughter

Conjugation

Conjugation of s'esclaffer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'esclaffer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’esclaffant
/sɛs.kla.fɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle esclaffé
/ɛs.kla.fe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’esclaffe
/mɛs.klaf/ 		t’esclaffes
/tɛs.klaf/ 		s’esclaffe
/sɛs.klaf/ 		nous esclaffons
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fɔ̃/ 		vous esclaffez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fe/ 		s’esclaffent
/sɛs.klaf/
imperfect m’esclaffais
/mɛs.kla.fɛ/ 		t’esclaffais
/tɛs.kla.fɛ/ 		s’esclaffait
/sɛs.kla.fɛ/ 		nous esclaffions
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fjɔ̃/ 		vous esclaffiez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fje/ 		s’esclaffaient
/sɛs.kla.fɛ/
past historic2 m’esclaffai
/mɛs.kla.fe/ 		t’esclaffas
/tɛs.kla.fa/ 		s’esclaffa
/sɛs.kla.fa/ 		nous esclaffâmes
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fam/ 		vous esclaffâtes
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fat/ 		s’esclaffèrent
/sɛs.kla.fɛʁ/
future m’esclafferai
/mɛs.kla.fʁe/ 		t’esclafferas
/tɛs.kla.fʁa/ 		s’esclaffera
/sɛs.kla.fʁa/ 		nous esclafferons
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fʁɔ̃/ 		vous esclafferez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fʁe/ 		s’esclafferont
/sɛs.kla.fʁɔ̃/
conditional m’esclafferais
/mɛs.kla.fʁɛ/ 		t’esclafferais
/tɛs.kla.fʁɛ/ 		s’esclafferait
/sɛs.kla.fʁɛ/ 		nous esclafferions
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous esclafferiez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fə.ʁje/ 		s’esclafferaient
/sɛs.kla.fʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’esclaffe
/mɛs.klaf/ 		t’esclaffes
/tɛs.klaf/ 		s’esclaffe
/sɛs.klaf/ 		nous esclaffions
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fjɔ̃/ 		vous esclaffiez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fje/ 		s’esclaffent
/sɛs.klaf/
imperfect2 m’esclaffasse
/mɛs.kla.fas/ 		t’esclaffasses
/tɛs.kla.fas/ 		s’esclaffât
/sɛs.kla.fa/ 		nous esclaffassions
/nu.z‿ɛs.kla.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous esclaffassiez
/vu.z‿ɛs.kla.fa.sje/ 		s’esclaffassent
/sɛs.kla.fas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — esclaffe-toi
/ɛs.klaf.twa/ 		— esclaffons-nous
/ɛs.kla.fɔ̃.nu/ 		esclaffez-vous
/ɛs.kla.fe.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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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