ravoir

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French

Etymology

From Middle French ravoir: equivalent to re- +‎ avoir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.vwaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Verb

ravoir

  1. (defective, chiefly North America) to have once again, to re-acquire

Conjugation

Generally only used in the infinitive.

Conjugation of ravoir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ravoir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rayant
/ʁɛ.jɑ̃/ or /ʁe.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle reu
/ʁy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rai
/ʁe/ 		ras
/ʁa/ 		ra
/ʁa/ 		ravons
/ʁa.vɔ̃/ 		ravez
/ʁa.ve/ 		ront
/ʁɔ̃/
imperfect ravais
/ʁa.vɛ/ 		ravais
/ʁa.vɛ/ 		ravait
/ʁa.vɛ/ 		ravions
/ʁa.vjɔ̃/ 		raviez
/ʁa.vje/ 		ravaient
/ʁa.vɛ/
past historic2 reus
/ʁy/ 		reus
/ʁy/ 		reut
/ʁy/ 		reûmes
/ʁym/ 		reûtes
/ʁyt/ 		reurent
/ʁyʁ/
future raurai
/ʁɔ.ʁe/ or /ʁo.ʁe/ 		rauras
/ʁɔ.ʁa/ or /ʁo.ʁa/ 		raura
/ʁɔ.ʁa/ or /ʁo.ʁa/ 		raurons
/ʁɔ.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁo.ʁɔ̃/ 		raurez
/ʁɔ.ʁe/ or /ʁo.ʁe/ 		rauront
/ʁɔ.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁo.ʁɔ̃/
conditional raurais
/ʁɔ.ʁɛ/ or /ʁo.ʁɛ/ 		raurais
/ʁɔ.ʁɛ/ or /ʁo.ʁɛ/ 		raurait
/ʁɔ.ʁɛ/ or /ʁo.ʁɛ/ 		raurions
/ʁɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁo.ʁjɔ̃/ 		rauriez
/ʁɔ.ʁje/ or /ʁo.ʁje/ 		rauraient
/ʁɔ.ʁɛ/ or /ʁo.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 raie
/ʁɛ/ 		raies
/ʁɛ/ 		rait
/ʁɛ/ 		rayons
/ʁɛ.jɔ̃/ or /ʁe.jɔ̃/ 		rayez
/ʁɛ.je/ or /ʁe.je/ 		raient
/ʁɛ/
imperfect2 reusse
/ʁys/ 		reusses
/ʁys/ 		reût
/ʁy/ 		reussions
/ʁy.sjɔ̃/ 		reussiez
/ʁy.sje/ 		reussent
/ʁys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — raie
/ʁɛ/ 		— rayons
/ʁɛ.jɔ̃/ or /ʁe.jɔ̃/ 		rayez
/ʁɛ.je/ or /ʁe.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).

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

re- +‎ avoir

Verb

ravoir

  1. to have again
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