froisser

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *frustiāre (“disperse into pieces”), from Latin frustum (“piece, fragment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁwa.se/ ~ /fʁwɑ.se/
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Verb

froisser

  1. to crumple, rumple, crease (paper, fabric…)
  2. to offend, to hurt someone's feelings
  3. (pronominal) to take offence, be hurt

Conjugation

Conjugation of froisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple froisser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple froissant
/fʁwa.sɑ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle froissé
/fʁwa.se/ or /fʁwɑ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present froisse
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froisses
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froisse
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froissons
/fʁwa.sɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sɔ̃/ 		froissez
/fʁwa.se/ or /fʁwɑ.se/ 		froissent
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/
imperfect froissais
/fʁwa.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sɛ/ 		froissais
/fʁwa.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sɛ/ 		froissait
/fʁwa.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sɛ/ 		froissions
/fʁwa.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		froissiez
/fʁwa.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.sje/ 		froissaient
/fʁwa.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sɛ/
past historic2 froissai
/fʁwa.se/ or /fʁwɑ.se/ 		froissas
/fʁwa.sa/ or /fʁwɑ.sa/ 		froissa
/fʁwa.sa/ or /fʁwɑ.sa/ 		froissâmes
/fʁwa.sam/ or /fʁwɑ.sam/ 		froissâtes
/fʁwa.sat/ or /fʁwɑ.sat/ 		froissèrent
/fʁwa.sɛʁ/ or /fʁwɑ.sɛʁ/
future froisserai
/fʁwa.sʁe/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁe/ 		froisseras
/fʁwa.sʁa/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁa/ 		froissera
/fʁwa.sʁa/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁa/ 		froisserons
/fʁwa.sʁɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁɔ̃/ 		froisserez
/fʁwa.sʁe/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁe/ 		froisseront
/fʁwa.sʁɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional froisserais
/fʁwa.sʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁɛ/ 		froisserais
/fʁwa.sʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁɛ/ 		froisserait
/fʁwa.sʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.sʁɛ/ 		froisserions
/fʁwa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		froisseriez
/fʁwa.sə.ʁje/ or /fʁwɑ.sə.ʁje/ 		froisseraient
/fʁwa.sʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.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 froisse
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froisses
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froisse
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		froissions
/fʁwa.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		froissiez
/fʁwa.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.sje/ 		froissent
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/
imperfect2 froissasse
/fʁwa.sas/ or /fʁwɑ.sas/ 		froissasses
/fʁwa.sas/ or /fʁwɑ.sas/ 		froissât
/fʁwa.sa/ or /fʁwɑ.sa/ 		froissassions
/fʁwa.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		froissassiez
/fʁwa.sa.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.sa.sje/ 		froissassent
/fʁwa.sas/ or /fʁwɑ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — froisse
/fʁwas/ or /fʁwɑs/ 		— froissons
/fʁwa.sɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.sɔ̃/ 		froissez
/fʁwa.se/ or /fʁwɑ.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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