octroyer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre. The ‹c› was reinserted after the Latin etymon, at first in spelling, since Early Modern French also in speech. Doublet of autoriser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tʁwa.je/, /ɔk.tʁwɑ.je/
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Verb

octroyer

  1. to grant

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 octroyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple octroyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple octroyant
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle octroyé
/ɔk.tʁwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present octroie
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroies
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroie
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroyons
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		octroyez
/ɔk.tʁwa.je/ 		octroient
/ɔk.tʁwa/
imperfect octroyais
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɛ/ 		octroyais
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɛ/ 		octroyait
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɛ/ 		octroyions
/ɔk.tʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		octroyiez
/ɔk.tʁwaj.je/ 		octroyaient
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɛ/
past historic2 octroyai
/ɔk.tʁwa.je/ 		octroyas
/ɔk.tʁwa.ja/ 		octroya
/ɔk.tʁwa.ja/ 		octroyâmes
/ɔk.tʁwa.jam/ 		octroyâtes
/ɔk.tʁwa.jat/ 		octroyèrent
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɛʁ/
future octroierai
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁe/ 		octroieras
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁa/ 		octroiera
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁa/ 		octroierons
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		octroierez
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁe/ 		octroieront
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional octroierais
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		octroierais
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		octroierait
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁɛ/ 		octroierions
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		octroieriez
/ɔk.tʁwa.ʁje/ 		octroieraient
/ɔk.tʁwa.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 octroie
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroies
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroie
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		octroyions
/ɔk.tʁwaj.jɔ̃/ 		octroyiez
/ɔk.tʁwaj.je/ 		octroient
/ɔk.tʁwa/
imperfect2 octroyasse
/ɔk.tʁwa.jas/ 		octroyasses
/ɔk.tʁwa.jas/ 		octroyât
/ɔk.tʁwa.ja/ 		octroyassions
/ɔk.tʁwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		octroyassiez
/ɔk.tʁwa.ja.sje/ 		octroyassent
/ɔk.tʁwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — octroie
/ɔk.tʁwa/ 		— octroyons
/ɔk.tʁwa.jɔ̃/ 		octroyez
/ɔk.tʁwa.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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