foudroyer

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French

Etymology

From foudre (“lightning”) +‎ -oyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.dʁwa.je/
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Verb

foudroyer

  1. to strike (of lightning)
  2. to devastate; to cause to be thunderstruck
    • 1973, “La Maladie d'amour”, performed by Michel Sardou:
      Elle foudroie dans la rue / Cet inconnu qui passe / Et qui n’oubliera plus /Ce parfum qui volait
      She strikes down in the street / That unknown passer-by/ Who will never forget / That perfume in the air

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of foudroyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple foudroyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple foudroyant
/fu.dʁwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle foudroyé
/fu.dʁwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present foudroie
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroies
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroie
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroyons
/fu.dʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		foudroyez
/fu.dʁwa.je/ 		foudroient
/fu.dʁwa/
imperfect foudroyais
/fu.dʁwa.jɛ/ 		foudroyais
/fu.dʁwa.jɛ/ 		foudroyait
/fu.dʁwa.jɛ/ 		foudroyions
/fu.dʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		foudroyiez
/fu.dʁwaj.je/ 		foudroyaient
/fu.dʁwa.jɛ/
past historic2 foudroyai
/fu.dʁwa.je/ 		foudroyas
/fu.dʁwa.ja/ 		foudroya
/fu.dʁwa.ja/ 		foudroyâmes
/fu.dʁwa.jam/ 		foudroyâtes
/fu.dʁwa.jat/ 		foudroyèrent
/fu.dʁwa.jɛʁ/
future foudroierai
/fu.dʁwa.ʁe/ 		foudroieras
/fu.dʁwa.ʁa/ 		foudroiera
/fu.dʁwa.ʁa/ 		foudroierons
/fu.dʁwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		foudroierez
/fu.dʁwa.ʁe/ 		foudroieront
/fu.dʁwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional foudroierais
/fu.dʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		foudroierais
/fu.dʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		foudroierait
/fu.dʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		foudroierions
/fu.dʁwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		foudroieriez
/fu.dʁwa.ʁje/ 		foudroieraient
/fu.dʁwa.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 foudroie
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroies
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroie
/fu.dʁwa/ 		foudroyions
/fu.dʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		foudroyiez
/fu.dʁwaj.je/ 		foudroient
/fu.dʁwa/
imperfect2 foudroyasse
/fu.dʁwa.jas/ 		foudroyasses
/fu.dʁwa.jas/ 		foudroyât
/fu.dʁwa.ja/ 		foudroyassions
/fu.dʁwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		foudroyassiez
/fu.dʁwa.ja.sje/ 		foudroyassent
/fu.dʁwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — foudroie
/fu.dʁwa/ 		— foudroyons
/fu.dʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		foudroyez
/fu.dʁwa.je/ 		—
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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