persécuter

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See also: persecuter

French

Etymology

Back-formation from persécuteur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.se.ky.te/
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Verb

persécuter

  1. to persecute
  2. (by extension) to annoy, to irritate

Conjugation

Conjugation of persécuter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple persécuter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple persécutant
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle persécuté
/pɛʁ.se.ky.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present persécute
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécutes
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécute
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécutons
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɔ̃/ 		persécutez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.te/ 		persécutent
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/
imperfect persécutais
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɛ/ 		persécutais
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɛ/ 		persécutait
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɛ/ 		persécutions
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tjɔ̃/ 		persécutiez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tje/ 		persécutaient
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɛ/
past historic2 persécutai
/pɛʁ.se.ky.te/ 		persécutas
/pɛʁ.se.ky.ta/ 		persécuta
/pɛʁ.se.ky.ta/ 		persécutâmes
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tam/ 		persécutâtes
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tat/ 		persécutèrent
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɛʁ/
future persécuterai
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁe/ 		persécuteras
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁa/ 		persécutera
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁa/ 		persécuterons
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɔ̃/ 		persécuterez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁe/ 		persécuteront
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɔ̃/
conditional persécuterais
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɛ/ 		persécuterais
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɛ/ 		persécuterait
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɛ/ 		persécuterions
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		persécuteriez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tə.ʁje/ 		persécuteraient
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tʁɛ/
(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 persécute
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécutes
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécute
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		persécutions
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tjɔ̃/ 		persécutiez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tje/ 		persécutent
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/
imperfect2 persécutasse
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tas/ 		persécutasses
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tas/ 		persécutât
/pɛʁ.se.ky.ta/ 		persécutassions
/pɛʁ.se.ky.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		persécutassiez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.ta.sje/ 		persécutassent
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — persécute
/pɛʁ.se.kyt/ 		— persécutons
/pɛʁ.se.ky.tɔ̃/ 		persécutez
/pɛʁ.se.ky.te/ 		—
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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  • English: persecute

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