renforcer

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French

Etymology

From r- (variant of re-) + Old French enforcier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.se/
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Verb

renforcer

  1. (transitive) to reinforce, strengthen
    Synonym: fortifier
    Antonym: affaiblir

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 renforcer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple renforcer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple renforçant
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle renforcé
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present renforce
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforces
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforce
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforçons
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		renforcez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.se/ 		renforcent
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/
imperfect renforçais
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɛ/ 		renforçais
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɛ/ 		renforçait
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɛ/ 		renforcions
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		renforciez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sje/ 		renforçaient
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 renforçai
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.se/ 		renforças
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sa/ 		renforça
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sa/ 		renforçâmes
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sam/ 		renforçâtes
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sat/ 		renforcèrent
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɛʁ/
future renforcerai
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		renforceras
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		renforcera
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		renforcerons
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ 		renforcerez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		renforceront
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional renforcerais
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		renforcerais
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		renforcerait
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		renforcerions
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		renforceriez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.ʁje/ 		renforceraient
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sə.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 renforce
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforces
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforce
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		renforcions
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		renforciez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sje/ 		renforcent
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/
imperfect2 renforçasse
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sas/ 		renforçasses
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sas/ 		renforçât
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sa/ 		renforçassions
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		renforçassiez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sa.sje/ 		renforçassent
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — renforce
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs/ 		— renforçons
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		renforcez
/ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.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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