rebrousser

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French

Etymology

A metathesis of Middle French rebourser, from rebours.

Pronunciation

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Verb

rebrousser

  1. to brush over

Conjugation

Conjugation of rebrousser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple rebrousser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rebroussant
/ʁə.bʁu.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rebroussé
/ʁə.bʁu.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rebrousse
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebrousses
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebrousse
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebroussons
/ʁə.bʁu.sɔ̃/ 		rebroussez
/ʁə.bʁu.se/ 		rebroussent
/ʁə.bʁus/
imperfect rebroussais
/ʁə.bʁu.sɛ/ 		rebroussais
/ʁə.bʁu.sɛ/ 		rebroussait
/ʁə.bʁu.sɛ/ 		rebroussions
/ʁə.bʁu.sjɔ̃/ 		rebroussiez
/ʁə.bʁu.sje/ 		rebroussaient
/ʁə.bʁu.sɛ/
past historic2 rebroussai
/ʁə.bʁu.se/ 		rebroussas
/ʁə.bʁu.sa/ 		rebroussa
/ʁə.bʁu.sa/ 		rebroussâmes
/ʁə.bʁu.sam/ 		rebroussâtes
/ʁə.bʁu.sat/ 		rebroussèrent
/ʁə.bʁu.sɛʁ/
future rebrousserai
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁe/ 		rebrousseras
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁa/ 		rebroussera
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁa/ 		rebrousserons
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁɔ̃/ 		rebrousserez
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁe/ 		rebrousseront
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁɔ̃/
conditional rebrousserais
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁɛ/ 		rebrousserais
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁɛ/ 		rebrousserait
/ʁə.bʁu.sʁɛ/ 		rebrousserions
/ʁə.bʁu.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		rebrousseriez
/ʁə.bʁu.sə.ʁje/ 		rebrousseraient
/ʁə.bʁu.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 rebrousse
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebrousses
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebrousse
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		rebroussions
/ʁə.bʁu.sjɔ̃/ 		rebroussiez
/ʁə.bʁu.sje/ 		rebroussent
/ʁə.bʁus/
imperfect2 rebroussasse
/ʁə.bʁu.sas/ 		rebroussasses
/ʁə.bʁu.sas/ 		rebroussât
/ʁə.bʁu.sa/ 		rebroussassions
/ʁə.bʁu.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		rebroussassiez
/ʁə.bʁu.sa.sje/ 		rebroussassent
/ʁə.bʁu.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rebrousse
/ʁə.bʁus/ 		— rebroussons
/ʁə.bʁu.sɔ̃/ 		rebroussez
/ʁə.bʁu.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).

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