ressembler

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ sembler. Compare Italian rassomigliare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/
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Verb

ressembler

  1. (transitive with à) to resemble (to share similar qualities with)
    Synonym: tenir de
    Ne trouvez-vous pas qu’elles ressemblent à leur mère ?
    Don't you find that they resemble their mother?
  2. (reciprocal reflexive) to be similar to each other
    Ils se ressemblent beaucoup, presque comme deux gouttes d’eau.
    They resemble each other a lot, almost like two peas in a pod.
  3. (transitive with à) to look like, to resemble (to have physical or behavioral similarities with)
    Synonym: avoir l’air de

Usage notes

Conjugation

Conjugation of ressembler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ressembler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ressemblant
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ressemblé
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ressemble
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressembles
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressemble
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressemblons
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɔ̃/ 		ressemblez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/ 		ressemblent
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/
imperfect ressemblais
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		ressemblais
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		ressemblait
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		ressemblions
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ 		ressembliez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.je/ 		ressemblaient
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/
past historic2 ressemblai
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/ 		ressemblas
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		ressembla
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		ressemblâmes
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blam/ 		ressemblâtes
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blat/ 		ressemblèrent
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛʁ/
future ressemblerai
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ 		ressembleras
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ 		ressemblera
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ 		ressemblerons
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ 		ressemblerez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ 		ressembleront
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ressemblerais
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		ressemblerais
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		ressemblerait
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		ressemblerions
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ressembleriez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁje/ 		ressembleraient
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.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 ressemble
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressembles
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressemble
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		ressemblions
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ 		ressembliez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.je/ 		ressemblent
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/
imperfect2 ressemblasse
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/ 		ressemblasses
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/ 		ressemblât
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		ressemblassions
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/ 		ressemblassiez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.bla.sje/ 		ressemblassent
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ressemble
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		— ressemblons
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɔ̃/ 		ressemblez
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/ 		—
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).

Conjugation of se ressembler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se ressembler
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se ressemblant
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle ressemblé
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me ressemble
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		te ressembles
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		se ressemble
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		nous ressemblons
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.blɔ̃/ 		vous ressemblez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/ 		se ressemblent
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/
imperfect me ressemblais
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		te ressemblais
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		se ressemblait
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/ 		nous ressemblions
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ 		vous ressembliez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.je/ 		se ressemblaient
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛ/
past historic2 me ressemblai
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃.ble/ 		te ressemblas
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		se ressembla
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		nous ressemblâmes
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.blam/ 		vous ressemblâtes
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.blat/ 		se ressemblèrent
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blɛʁ/
future me ressemblerai
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ 		te ressembleras
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ 		se ressemblera
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ 		nous ressemblerons
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous ressemblerez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ 		se ressembleront
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me ressemblerais
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		te ressemblerais
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		se ressemblerait
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ 		nous ressemblerions
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous ressembleriez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁje/ 		se ressembleraient
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me ressemble
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		te ressembles
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		se ressemble
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/ 		nous ressemblions
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ 		vous ressembliez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.bli.je/ 		se ressemblent
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃bl/
imperfect2 me ressemblasse
/mə ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/ 		te ressemblasses
/tə ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/ 		se ressemblât
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.bla/ 		nous ressemblassions
/nu ʁə.sɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/ 		vous ressemblassiez
/vu ʁə.sɑ̃.bla.sje/ 		se ressemblassent
/sə ʁə.sɑ̃.blas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ressemble-toi
/ʁə.sɑ̃bl.twa/ 		— ressemblons-nous
/ʁə.sɑ̃.blɔ̃.nu/ 		ressemblez-vous
/ʁə.sɑ̃.ble.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'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).

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