rattraper

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ attraper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.tʁa.pe/
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Verb

rattraper

  1. (transitive) to get back (something which is lost)
  2. (transitive) to catch up (with) (arrive at the same level as)
  3. (transitive) to catch (e.g. an elevator)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rattraper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple rattraper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rattrapant
/ʁa.tʁa.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rattrapé
/ʁa.tʁa.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rattrape
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrapes
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrape
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrapons
/ʁa.tʁa.pɔ̃/ 		rattrapez
/ʁa.tʁa.pe/ 		rattrapent
/ʁa.tʁap/
imperfect rattrapais
/ʁa.tʁa.pɛ/ 		rattrapais
/ʁa.tʁa.pɛ/ 		rattrapait
/ʁa.tʁa.pɛ/ 		rattrapions
/ʁa.tʁa.pjɔ̃/ 		rattrapiez
/ʁa.tʁa.pje/ 		rattrapaient
/ʁa.tʁa.pɛ/
past historic2 rattrapai
/ʁa.tʁa.pe/ 		rattrapas
/ʁa.tʁa.pa/ 		rattrapa
/ʁa.tʁa.pa/ 		rattrapâmes
/ʁa.tʁa.pam/ 		rattrapâtes
/ʁa.tʁa.pat/ 		rattrapèrent
/ʁa.tʁa.pɛʁ/
future rattraperai
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁe/ 		rattraperas
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁa/ 		rattrapera
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁa/ 		rattraperons
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɔ̃/ 		rattraperez
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁe/ 		rattraperont
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɔ̃/
conditional rattraperais
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɛ/ 		rattraperais
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɛ/ 		rattraperait
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɛ/ 		rattraperions
/ʁa.tʁa.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		rattraperiez
/ʁa.tʁa.pə.ʁje/ 		rattraperaient
/ʁa.tʁa.pʁɛ/
(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 rattrape
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrapes
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrape
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		rattrapions
/ʁa.tʁa.pjɔ̃/ 		rattrapiez
/ʁa.tʁa.pje/ 		rattrapent
/ʁa.tʁap/
imperfect2 rattrapasse
/ʁa.tʁa.pas/ 		rattrapasses
/ʁa.tʁa.pas/ 		rattrapât
/ʁa.tʁa.pa/ 		rattrapassions
/ʁa.tʁa.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		rattrapassiez
/ʁa.tʁa.pa.sje/ 		rattrapassent
/ʁa.tʁa.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rattrape
/ʁa.tʁap/ 		— rattrapons
/ʁa.tʁa.pɔ̃/ 		rattrapez
/ʁa.tʁa.pe/ 		—
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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