repasser

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ passer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.pa.se/ ~ /ʁə.pɑ.se/
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Verb

repasser

  1. to iron (to pass an iron over clothing)
  2. to pass by again
  3. to redo (an exam, a test)

Usage notes

  • This verb uses the auxiliary verb avoir when used transitively (or with a transitive sense, even when the complement is omitted); otherwise (when it is intransitive), it uses être.
  • il a repassé sa chemise
    he ironed his shirt
  • je suis repassé par la poste ce matin
    I went by the post office again this morning

Conjugation

Conjugation of repasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple repasser
compound avoir or être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple repassant
/ʁə.pa.sɑ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle repassé
/ʁə.pa.se/ or /ʁə.pɑ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present repasse
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repasses
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repasse
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repassons
/ʁə.pa.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɔ̃/ 		repassez
/ʁə.pa.se/ or /ʁə.pɑ.se/ 		repassent
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/
imperfect repassais
/ʁə.pa.sɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɛ/ 		repassais
/ʁə.pa.sɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɛ/ 		repassait
/ʁə.pa.sɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɛ/ 		repassions
/ʁə.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		repassiez
/ʁə.pa.sje/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sje/ 		repassaient
/ʁə.pa.sɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɛ/
past historic2 repassai
/ʁə.pa.se/ or /ʁə.pɑ.se/ 		repassas
/ʁə.pa.sa/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sa/ 		repassa
/ʁə.pa.sa/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sa/ 		repassâmes
/ʁə.pa.sam/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sam/ 		repassâtes
/ʁə.pa.sat/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sat/ 		repassèrent
/ʁə.pa.sɛʁ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɛʁ/
future repasserai
/ʁə.pa.sʁe/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁe/ 		repasseras
/ʁə.pa.sʁa/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁa/ 		repassera
/ʁə.pa.sʁa/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁa/ 		repasserons
/ʁə.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/ 		repasserez
/ʁə.pa.sʁe/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁe/ 		repasseront
/ʁə.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional repasserais
/ʁə.pa.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		repasserais
/ʁə.pa.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		repasserait
/ʁə.pa.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		repasserions
/ʁə.pa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		repasseriez
/ʁə.pa.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sə.ʁje/ 		repasseraient
/ʁə.pa.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir or être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir or être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir or être + past participle
future perfect future of avoir or être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir or être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present repasse
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repasses
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repasse
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		repassions
/ʁə.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		repassiez
/ʁə.pa.sje/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sje/ 		repassent
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/
imperfect2 repassasse
/ʁə.pa.sas/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sas/ 		repassasses
/ʁə.pa.sas/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sas/ 		repassât
/ʁə.pa.sa/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sa/ 		repassassions
/ʁə.pa.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		repassassiez
/ʁə.pa.sa.sje/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sa.sje/ 		repassassent
/ʁə.pa.sas/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir or être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir or être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — repasse
/ʁə.pas/ or /ʁə.pɑs/ 		— repassons
/ʁə.pa.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.pɑ.sɔ̃/ 		repassez
/ʁə.pa.se/ or /ʁə.pɑ.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir or être + past participle — simple imperative of avoir or être + past participle simple imperative of avoir or être + 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).

Derived terms

Further reading

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Old French

Verb

repasser

  1. to retraverse (to traverse again)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of repasser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive repasser avoir repassé
gerund en repassant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle repassant
past participle repassé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present repas repasses repasse repassons repassez repassent
imperfect repassoie, repasseie, repassoe, repasseve repassoies, repasseies, repassoes, repasseves repassoit, repasseit, repassot, repasseve repassiiens, repassiens repassiiez, repassiez repassoient, repasseient, repassoent, repassevent
preterite repassai repassas repassa repassames repassastes repasserent
future repasserai repasseras repassera repasserons repasseroiz, repassereiz, repasserez repasseront
conditional repasseroie, repassereie repasseroies, repassereies repasseroit, repassereit repasseriiens, repasseriens repasseriiez, repasseriez repasseroient, repassereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present repas repas repast repassons repassez repassent
imperfect repassasse repassasses repassast repassissons, repassissiens repassissoiz, repassissez, repassissiez repassassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— repasse — repassons repassez —

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (repasser, supplement)
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