reposer

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English

Etymology

repose +‎ -er

Noun

reposer (plural reposers)

  1. Someone or something that reposes.

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre, from Latin pausāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.po.ze/
  • audio (se reposer)(file)

Verb

reposer

  1. (transitive) to put down, to place
  2. (transitive) to rest
  3. (reflexive, se reposer) to rest, to repose
  4. (with sur) to be based on

Conjugation

Conjugation of reposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple reposer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple reposant
/ʁə.po.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle reposé
/ʁə.po.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present repose
/ʁə.poz/ 		reposes
/ʁə.poz/ 		repose
/ʁə.poz/ 		reposons
/ʁə.po.zɔ̃/ 		reposez
/ʁə.po.ze/ 		reposent
/ʁə.poz/
imperfect reposais
/ʁə.po.zɛ/ 		reposais
/ʁə.po.zɛ/ 		reposait
/ʁə.po.zɛ/ 		reposions
/ʁə.po.zjɔ̃/ 		reposiez
/ʁə.po.zje/ 		reposaient
/ʁə.po.zɛ/
past historic2 reposai
/ʁə.po.ze/ 		reposas
/ʁə.po.za/ 		reposa
/ʁə.po.za/ 		reposâmes
/ʁə.po.zam/ 		reposâtes
/ʁə.po.zat/ 		reposèrent
/ʁə.po.zɛʁ/
future reposerai
/ʁə.poz.ʁe/ 		reposeras
/ʁə.poz.ʁa/ 		reposera
/ʁə.poz.ʁa/ 		reposerons
/ʁə.poz.ʁɔ̃/ 		reposerez
/ʁə.poz.ʁe/ 		reposeront
/ʁə.poz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional reposerais
/ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/ 		reposerais
/ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/ 		reposerait
/ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/ 		reposerions
/ʁə.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		reposeriez
/ʁə.po.zə.ʁje/ 		reposeraient
/ʁə.poz.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 repose
/ʁə.poz/ 		reposes
/ʁə.poz/ 		repose
/ʁə.poz/ 		reposions
/ʁə.po.zjɔ̃/ 		reposiez
/ʁə.po.zje/ 		reposent
/ʁə.poz/
imperfect2 reposasse
/ʁə.po.zas/ 		reposasses
/ʁə.po.zas/ 		reposât
/ʁə.po.za/ 		reposassions
/ʁə.po.za.sjɔ̃/ 		reposassiez
/ʁə.po.za.sje/ 		reposassent
/ʁə.po.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — repose
/ʁə.poz/ 		— reposons
/ʁə.po.zɔ̃/ 		reposez
/ʁə.po.ze/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin repausāre, present active infinitive of repausō, from Latin pausō.

Verb

reposer

  1. to rest (be inactive in order to recuperate)

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of reposer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive reposer avoir reposé
gerund en reposant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle reposant
past participle reposé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present repos reposes repose reposons reposez reposent
imperfect reposoie, reposeie, reposoe, reposeve reposoies, reposeies, reposoes, reposeves reposoit, reposeit, reposot, reposeve reposiiens, reposiens reposiiez, reposiez reposoient, reposeient, reposoent, reposevent
preterite reposai reposas reposa reposames reposastes reposerent
future reposerai reposeras reposera reposerons reposeroiz, reposereiz, reposerez reposeront
conditional reposeroie, reposereie reposeroies, reposereies reposeroit, reposereit reposeriiens, reposeriens reposeriiez, reposeriez reposeroient, reposereient
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 repos repos repost reposons reposez reposent
imperfect reposasse reposasses reposast reposissons, reposissiens reposissoiz, reposissez, reposissiez reposassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— repose — reposons reposez —

Descendants

  • → Middle English: reposen
  • French: reposer
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