infléchir

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French

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Verb

infléchir

  1. (transitive) to bend (a thing), forming an elbow-shape
  2. (transitive) to change the state or direction of (a thing) by inclining, curving, or crossing
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to change the orientation or outcome of (a thing, a course of events)
  4. (reflexive) to change direction; to curve
  5. (reflexive) (of a ray of light) To change direction, to bend, as at the interface between two media
  6. (reflexive, music) to change in tone or pitch

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of infléchir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple infléchir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple infléchissant
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle infléchi
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present infléchis
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchis
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchit
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchissons
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɔ̃/ 		infléchissez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.se/ 		infléchissent
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
imperfect infléchissais
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		infléchissais
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		infléchissait
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		infléchissions
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		infléchissiez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		infléchissaient
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/
past historic2 infléchis
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchis
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchit
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchîmes
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃim/ 		infléchîtes
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃit/ 		infléchirent
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃiʁ/
future infléchirai
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁe/ 		infléchiras
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁa/ 		infléchira
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁa/ 		infléchirons
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/ 		infléchirez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁe/ 		infléchiront
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional infléchirais
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		infléchirais
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		infléchirait
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		infléchirions
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		infléchiriez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁje/ 		infléchiraient
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.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 infléchisse
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		infléchisses
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		infléchisse
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		infléchissions
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		infléchissiez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		infléchissent
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
imperfect2 infléchisse
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		infléchisses
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		infléchît
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		infléchissions
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		infléchissiez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		infléchissent
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — infléchis
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		— infléchissons
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɔ̃/ 		infléchissez
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.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).

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of s'infléchir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'infléchir
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’infléchissant
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle infléchi
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’infléchis
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		t’infléchis
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		s’infléchit
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		nous infléchissons
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɔ̃/ 		vous infléchissez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.se/ 		s’infléchissent
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
imperfect m’infléchissais
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		t’infléchissais
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		s’infléchissait
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/ 		nous infléchissions
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		vous infléchissiez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		s’infléchissaient
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ/
past historic2 m’infléchis
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		t’infléchis
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		s’infléchit
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		nous infléchîmes
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃim/ 		vous infléchîtes
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃit/ 		s’infléchirent
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃiʁ/
future m’infléchirai
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁe/ 		t’infléchiras
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁa/ 		s’infléchira
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁa/ 		nous infléchirons
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous infléchirez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁe/ 		s’infléchiront
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’infléchirais
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		t’infléchirais
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		s’infléchirait
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		nous infléchirions
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous infléchiriez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁje/ 		s’infléchiraient
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi.ʁɛ/
(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’infléchisse
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		t’infléchisses
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		s’infléchisse
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		nous infléchissions
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		vous infléchissiez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		s’infléchissent
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
imperfect2 m’infléchisse
/mɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		t’infléchisses
/tɛ̃.fle.ʃis/ 		s’infléchît
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃi/ 		nous infléchissions
/nu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		vous infléchissiez
/vu.z‿ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sje/ 		s’infléchissent
/sɛ̃.fle.ʃis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — infléchis-toi
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.twa/ 		— infléchissons-nous
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɔ̃.nu/ 		infléchissez-vous
/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.se.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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