pourchasser

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French porchacier, from por- +‎ chacier, from Late Latin captiāre (“to capture”), from Latin captāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puʁ.ʃa.se/
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Verb

pourchasser

  1. to chase without relent; pursue

Conjugation

Conjugation of pourchasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple pourchasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple pourchassant
/puʁ.ʃa.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle pourchassé
/puʁ.ʃa.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present pourchasse
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchasses
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchasse
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchassons
/puʁ.ʃa.sɔ̃/ 		pourchassez
/puʁ.ʃa.se/ 		pourchassent
/puʁ.ʃas/
imperfect pourchassais
/puʁ.ʃa.sɛ/ 		pourchassais
/puʁ.ʃa.sɛ/ 		pourchassait
/puʁ.ʃa.sɛ/ 		pourchassions
/puʁ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		pourchassiez
/puʁ.ʃa.sje/ 		pourchassaient
/puʁ.ʃa.sɛ/
past historic2 pourchassai
/puʁ.ʃa.se/ 		pourchassas
/puʁ.ʃa.sa/ 		pourchassa
/puʁ.ʃa.sa/ 		pourchassâmes
/puʁ.ʃa.sam/ 		pourchassâtes
/puʁ.ʃa.sat/ 		pourchassèrent
/puʁ.ʃa.sɛʁ/
future pourchasserai
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁe/ 		pourchasseras
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁa/ 		pourchassera
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁa/ 		pourchasserons
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɔ̃/ 		pourchasserez
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁe/ 		pourchasseront
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional pourchasserais
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɛ/ 		pourchasserais
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɛ/ 		pourchasserait
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɛ/ 		pourchasserions
/puʁ.ʃa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		pourchasseriez
/puʁ.ʃa.sə.ʁje/ 		pourchasseraient
/puʁ.ʃa.sʁɛ/
(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 pourchasse
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchasses
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchasse
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		pourchassions
/puʁ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		pourchassiez
/puʁ.ʃa.sje/ 		pourchassent
/puʁ.ʃas/
imperfect2 pourchassasse
/puʁ.ʃa.sas/ 		pourchassasses
/puʁ.ʃa.sas/ 		pourchassât
/puʁ.ʃa.sa/ 		pourchassassions
/puʁ.ʃa.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		pourchassassiez
/puʁ.ʃa.sa.sje/ 		pourchassassent
/puʁ.ʃa.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pourchasse
/puʁ.ʃas/ 		— pourchassons
/puʁ.ʃa.sɔ̃/ 		pourchassez
/puʁ.ʃa.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).

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Old French porchacier.

Verb

pourchasser

  1. to pursue; to chase

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of pourchasser
infinitive simple pourchasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple pourchassant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle pourchassé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present pourchasse pourchasses pourchasse pourchassons pourchassez pourchassent
imperfect pourchassois, pourchassoys pourchassois, pourchassoys pourchassoit, pourchassoyt pourchassions, pourchassyons pourchassiez, pourchassyez pourchassoient, pourchassoyent
past historic pourchassa pourchassas pourchassa pourchassasmes pourchassastes pourchasserent
future pourchasserai, pourchasseray pourchasseras pourchassera pourchasserons pourchasserez pourchasseront
conditional pourchasserois, pourchasseroys pourchasserois, pourchasseroys pourchasseroit, pourchasseroyt pourchasserions, pourchasseryons pourchasseriez, pourchasseryez pourchasseroient, pourchasseroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present pourchasse pourchasses pourchasse pourchassons pourchassez pourchassent
imperfect pourchassasse pourchassasses pourchassast pourchassassions pourchassassiez pourchassassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pourchasse — pourchassons pourchassez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

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