remplacer

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ en- +‎ placer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.pla.se/
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Verb

remplacer

  1. (transitive) to replace

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of remplacer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple remplacer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple remplaçant
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle remplacé
/ʁɑ̃.pla.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present remplace
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplaces
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplace
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplaçons
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɔ̃/ 		remplacez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.se/ 		remplacent
/ʁɑ̃.plas/
imperfect remplaçais
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɛ/ 		remplaçais
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɛ/ 		remplaçait
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɛ/ 		remplacions
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/ 		remplaciez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sje/ 		remplaçaient
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɛ/
past historic2 remplaçai
/ʁɑ̃.pla.se/ 		remplaças
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sa/ 		remplaça
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sa/ 		remplaçâmes
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sam/ 		remplaçâtes
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sat/ 		remplacèrent
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɛʁ/
future remplacerai
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁe/ 		remplaceras
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁa/ 		remplacera
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁa/ 		remplacerons
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁɔ̃/ 		remplacerez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁe/ 		remplaceront
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁɔ̃/
conditional remplacerais
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁɛ/ 		remplacerais
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁɛ/ 		remplacerait
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sʁɛ/ 		remplacerions
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		remplaceriez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁje/ 		remplaceraient
/ʁɑ̃.pla.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 remplace
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplaces
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplace
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		remplacions
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/ 		remplaciez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sje/ 		remplacent
/ʁɑ̃.plas/
imperfect2 remplaçasse
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sas/ 		remplaçasses
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sas/ 		remplaçât
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sa/ 		remplaçassions
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		remplaçassiez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sa.sje/ 		remplaçassent
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — remplace
/ʁɑ̃.plas/ 		— remplaçons
/ʁɑ̃.pla.sɔ̃/ 		remplacez
/ʁɑ̃.pla.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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