guerroyer

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French

Etymology

From Old French guerroiier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *werrizāre. Derivable from guerre (“war”) +‎ -oyer (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʁwa.je/ ~ /ɡe.ʁwa.je/
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Verb

guerroyer

  1. to wage war
  2. (figuratively) to hassle; to bother

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 guerroyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple guerroyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple guerroyant
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɑ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle guerroyé
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present guerroie
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroies
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroie
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroyons
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		guerroyez
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.je/ 		guerroient
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/
imperfect guerroyais
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɛ/ 		guerroyais
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɛ/ 		guerroyait
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɛ/ 		guerroyions
/ɡɛ.ʁwaj.jɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		guerroyiez
/ɡɛ.ʁwaj.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwaj.je/ 		guerroyaient
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɛ/
past historic2 guerroyai
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.je/ 		guerroyas
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ja/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ja/ 		guerroya
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ja/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ja/ 		guerroyâmes
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jam/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jam/ 		guerroyâtes
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jat/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jat/ 		guerroyèrent
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɛʁ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɛʁ/
future guerroierai
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁe/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁe/ 		guerroieras
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁa/ 		guerroiera
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁa/ 		guerroierons
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		guerroierez
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁe/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁe/ 		guerroieront
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional guerroierais
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		guerroierais
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		guerroierait
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		guerroierions
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		guerroieriez
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁje/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ʁje/ 		guerroieraient
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ʁɛ/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.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 guerroie
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroies
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroie
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		guerroyions
/ɡɛ.ʁwaj.jɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		guerroyiez
/ɡɛ.ʁwaj.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwaj.je/ 		guerroient
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/
imperfect2 guerroyasse
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jas/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jas/ 		guerroyasses
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jas/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jas/ 		guerroyât
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ja/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ja/ 		guerroyassions
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		guerroyassiez
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.ja.sje/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.ja.sje/ 		guerroyassent
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jas/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — guerroie
/ɡɛ.ʁwa/ or /ɡe.ʁwa/ 		— guerroyons
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.jɔ̃/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		guerroyez
/ɡɛ.ʁwa.je/ or /ɡe.ʁwa.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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