pignocher

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French

Etymology

Alteration of Middle French espinocher, from espinoche (“morsel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ɲɔ.ʃe/
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Verb

pignocher

  1. (intransitive) to pick at one's food

Conjugation

Conjugation of pignocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple pignocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple pignochant
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle pignoché
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present pignoche
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignoches
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignoche
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignochons
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		pignochez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃe/ 		pignochent
/pi.ɲɔʃ/
imperfect pignochais
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɛ/ 		pignochais
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɛ/ 		pignochait
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɛ/ 		pignochions
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		pignochiez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃje/ 		pignochaient
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 pignochai
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃe/ 		pignochas
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃa/ 		pignocha
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃa/ 		pignochâmes
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃam/ 		pignochâtes
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃat/ 		pignochèrent
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future pignocherai
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁe/ 		pignocheras
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁa/ 		pignochera
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁa/ 		pignocherons
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		pignocherez
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁe/ 		pignocheront
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional pignocherais
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		pignocherais
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		pignocherait
/pi.ɲɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		pignocherions
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		pignocheriez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		pignocheraient
/pi.ɲɔʃ.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 pignoche
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignoches
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignoche
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		pignochions
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		pignochiez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃje/ 		pignochent
/pi.ɲɔʃ/
imperfect2 pignochasse
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃas/ 		pignochasses
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃas/ 		pignochât
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃa/ 		pignochassions
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		pignochassiez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃa.sje/ 		pignochassent
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pignoche
/pi.ɲɔʃ/ 		— pignochons
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		pignochez
/pi.ɲɔ.ʃe/ 		—
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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