réveiller

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French

Etymology

From r- +‎ éveiller, or from Old French resveillier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.vɛ.je/ ~ /ʁe.ve.je/
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Verb

réveiller

  1. (transitive) to awaken
    Réveillez les soldats, on nous attaque !
    Awaken the soldiers, we're being attacked.
  2. (reflexive) to wake up
    Je me réveille à 9 heures.
    I wake up at 9 o'clock.

Conjugation

Conjugation of réveiller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple réveiller
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple réveillant
/ʁe.vɛ.jɑ̃/ or /ʁe.ve.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle réveillé
/ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /ʁe.ve.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present réveille
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveilles
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveille
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveillons
/ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃/ or /ʁe.ve.jɔ̃/ 		réveillez
/ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /ʁe.ve.je/ 		réveillent
/ʁe.vɛj/
imperfect réveillais
/ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		réveillais
/ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		réveillait
/ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		réveillions
/ʁe.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		réveilliez
/ʁe.vɛj.je/ 		réveillaient
/ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /ʁe.ve.jɛ/
past historic2 réveillai
/ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /ʁe.ve.je/ 		réveillas
/ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /ʁe.ve.ja/ 		réveilla
/ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /ʁe.ve.ja/ 		réveillâmes
/ʁe.vɛ.jam/ or /ʁe.ve.jam/ 		réveillâtes
/ʁe.vɛ.jat/ or /ʁe.ve.jat/ 		réveillèrent
/ʁe.vɛ.jɛʁ/ or /ʁe.ve.jɛʁ/
future réveillerai
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁe/ 		réveilleras
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁa/ 		réveillera
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁa/ 		réveillerons
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/ 		réveillerez
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁe/ 		réveilleront
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional réveillerais
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		réveillerais
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		réveillerait
/ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		réveillerions
/ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁe.ve.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		réveilleriez
/ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁje/ or /ʁe.ve.jə.ʁje/ 		réveilleraient
/ʁe.vɛj.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 réveille
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveilles
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveille
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		réveillions
/ʁe.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		réveilliez
/ʁe.vɛj.je/ 		réveillent
/ʁe.vɛj/
imperfect2 réveillasse
/ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /ʁe.ve.jas/ 		réveillasses
/ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /ʁe.ve.jas/ 		réveillât
/ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /ʁe.ve.ja/ 		réveillassions
/ʁe.vɛ.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁe.ve.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		réveillassiez
/ʁe.vɛ.ja.sje/ or /ʁe.ve.ja.sje/ 		réveillassent
/ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /ʁe.ve.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — réveille
/ʁe.vɛj/ 		— réveillons
/ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃/ or /ʁe.ve.jɔ̃/ 		réveillez
/ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /ʁe.ve.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).

Conjugation of se réveiller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se réveiller
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se réveillant
/sə ʁe.vɛ.jɑ̃/ or /sə ʁe.ve.jɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle réveillé
/ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /ʁe.ve.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me réveille
/mə ʁe.vɛj/ 		te réveilles
/tə ʁe.vɛj/ 		se réveille
/sə ʁe.vɛj/ 		nous réveillons
/nu ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃/ or /nu ʁe.ve.jɔ̃/ 		vous réveillez
/vu ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /vu ʁe.ve.je/ 		se réveillent
/sə ʁe.vɛj/
imperfect me réveillais
/mə ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /mə ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		te réveillais
/tə ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /tə ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		se réveillait
/sə ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /sə ʁe.ve.jɛ/ 		nous réveillions
/nu ʁe.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		vous réveilliez
/vu ʁe.vɛj.je/ 		se réveillaient
/sə ʁe.vɛ.jɛ/ or /sə ʁe.ve.jɛ/
past historic2 me réveillai
/mə ʁe.vɛ.je/ or /mə ʁe.ve.je/ 		te réveillas
/tə ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /tə ʁe.ve.ja/ 		se réveilla
/sə ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /sə ʁe.ve.ja/ 		nous réveillâmes
/nu ʁe.vɛ.jam/ or /nu ʁe.ve.jam/ 		vous réveillâtes
/vu ʁe.vɛ.jat/ or /vu ʁe.ve.jat/ 		se réveillèrent
/sə ʁe.vɛ.jɛʁ/ or /sə ʁe.ve.jɛʁ/
future me réveillerai
/mə ʁe.vɛj.ʁe/ 		te réveilleras
/tə ʁe.vɛj.ʁa/ 		se réveillera
/sə ʁe.vɛj.ʁa/ 		nous réveillerons
/nu ʁe.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous réveillerez
/vu ʁe.vɛj.ʁe/ 		se réveilleront
/sə ʁe.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me réveillerais
/mə ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		te réveillerais
/tə ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		se réveillerait
/sə ʁe.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		nous réveillerions
/nu ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁe.ve.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous réveilleriez
/vu ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁje/ or /vu ʁe.ve.jə.ʁje/ 		se réveilleraient
/sə ʁe.vɛj.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 réveille
/mə ʁe.vɛj/ 		te réveilles
/tə ʁe.vɛj/ 		se réveille
/sə ʁe.vɛj/ 		nous réveillions
/nu ʁe.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		vous réveilliez
/vu ʁe.vɛj.je/ 		se réveillent
/sə ʁe.vɛj/
imperfect2 me réveillasse
/mə ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /mə ʁe.ve.jas/ 		te réveillasses
/tə ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /tə ʁe.ve.jas/ 		se réveillât
/sə ʁe.vɛ.ja/ or /sə ʁe.ve.ja/ 		nous réveillassions
/nu ʁe.vɛ.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁe.ve.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		vous réveillassiez
/vu ʁe.vɛ.ja.sje/ or /vu ʁe.ve.ja.sje/ 		se réveillassent
/sə ʁe.vɛ.jas/ or /sə ʁe.ve.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — réveille-toi
/ʁe.vɛj.twa/ 		— réveillons-nous
/ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃.nu/ or /ʁe.ve.jɔ̃.nu/ 		réveillez-vous
/ʁe.vɛ.je.vu/ or /ʁe.ve.je.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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