foncer

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French

Etymology

From Old French fons, fonz ( > French fond) + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃.se/
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  • Rhymes: -e

Verb

foncer

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to darken
  2. (intransitive) to tear along (of person, vehicle etc.)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to get a move on, go for it

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of foncer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple foncer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple fonçant
/fɔ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle foncé
/fɔ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fonce
/fɔ̃s/ 		fonces
/fɔ̃s/ 		fonce
/fɔ̃s/ 		fonçons
/fɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		foncez
/fɔ̃.se/ 		foncent
/fɔ̃s/
imperfect fonçais
/fɔ̃.sɛ/ 		fonçais
/fɔ̃.sɛ/ 		fonçait
/fɔ̃.sɛ/ 		foncions
/fɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		fonciez
/fɔ̃.sje/ 		fonçaient
/fɔ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 fonçai
/fɔ̃.se/ 		fonças
/fɔ̃.sa/ 		fonça
/fɔ̃.sa/ 		fonçâmes
/fɔ̃.sam/ 		fonçâtes
/fɔ̃.sat/ 		foncèrent
/fɔ̃.sɛʁ/
future foncerai
/fɔ̃.sʁe/ 		fonceras
/fɔ̃.sʁa/ 		foncera
/fɔ̃.sʁa/ 		foncerons
/fɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		foncerez
/fɔ̃.sʁe/ 		fonceront
/fɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional foncerais
/fɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		foncerais
/fɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		foncerait
/fɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		foncerions
/fɔ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		fonceriez
/fɔ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		fonceraient
/fɔ̃.sʁɛ/
(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 fonce
/fɔ̃s/ 		fonces
/fɔ̃s/ 		fonce
/fɔ̃s/ 		foncions
/fɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		fonciez
/fɔ̃.sje/ 		foncent
/fɔ̃s/
imperfect2 fonçasse
/fɔ̃.sas/ 		fonçasses
/fɔ̃.sas/ 		fonçât
/fɔ̃.sa/ 		fonçassions
/fɔ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		fonçassiez
/fɔ̃.sa.sje/ 		fonçassent
/fɔ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fonce
/fɔ̃s/ 		— fonçons
/fɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		foncez
/fɔ̃.se/ 		—
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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