prosterner

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsternō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔs.tɛʁ.ne/
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Verb

prosterner

  1. (reflexive) to bow down

Conjugation

Conjugation of se prosterner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se prosterner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se prosternant
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle prosterné
/pʁɔs.tɛʁ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me prosterne
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		te prosternes
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		se prosterne
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		nous prosternons
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɔ̃/ 		vous prosternez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.ne/ 		se prosternent
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/
imperfect me prosternais
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɛ/ 		te prosternais
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɛ/ 		se prosternait
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɛ/ 		nous prosternions
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.njɔ̃/ 		vous prosterniez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nje/ 		se prosternaient
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɛ/
past historic2 me prosternai
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.ne/ 		te prosternas
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na/ 		se prosterna
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na/ 		nous prosternâmes
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nam/ 		vous prosternâtes
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nat/ 		se prosternèrent
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɛʁ/
future me prosternerai
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		te prosterneras
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		se prosternera
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		nous prosternerons
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous prosternerez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		se prosterneront
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me prosternerais
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		te prosternerais
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		se prosternerait
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		nous prosternerions
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous prosterneriez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.ʁje/ 		se prosterneraient
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.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 me prosterne
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		te prosternes
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		se prosterne
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/ 		nous prosternions
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.njɔ̃/ 		vous prosterniez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nje/ 		se prosternent
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁn/
imperfect2 me prosternasse
/mə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nas/ 		te prosternasses
/tə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nas/ 		se prosternât
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na/ 		nous prosternassions
/nu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		vous prosternassiez
/vu pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sje/ 		se prosternassent
/sə pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — prosterne-toi
/pʁɔs.tɛʁn.twa/ 		— prosternons-nous
/pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nɔ̃.nu/ 		prosternez-vous
/pʁɔs.tɛʁ.ne.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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