targuer

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French

Etymology

From Old French targier, from targe +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʁ.ɡe/
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Verb

targuer

  1. (reflexive) to claim, boast
    Il se targue d’avoir une voiture de prix.
    He prides himself on having an expensive car.

Conjugation

Conjugation of se targuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se targuer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se targuant
/sə taʁ.ɡɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle targué
/taʁ.ɡe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me targue
/mə taʁɡ/ 		te targues
/tə taʁɡ/ 		se targue
/sə taʁɡ/ 		nous targuons
/nu taʁ.ɡɔ̃/ 		vous targuez
/vu taʁ.ɡe/ 		se targuent
/sə taʁɡ/
imperfect me targuais
/mə taʁ.ɡɛ/ 		te targuais
/tə taʁ.ɡɛ/ 		se targuait
/sə taʁ.ɡɛ/ 		nous targuions
/nu taʁ.ɡjɔ̃/ 		vous targuiez
/vu taʁ.ɡje/ 		se targuaient
/sə taʁ.ɡɛ/
past historic2 me targuai
/mə taʁ.ɡe/ 		te targuas
/tə taʁ.ɡa/ 		se targua
/sə taʁ.ɡa/ 		nous targuâmes
/nu taʁ.ɡam/ 		vous targuâtes
/vu taʁ.ɡat/ 		se targuèrent
/sə taʁ.ɡɛʁ/
future me targuerai
/mə taʁ.ɡə.ʁe/ 		te targueras
/tə taʁ.ɡə.ʁa/ 		se targuera
/sə taʁ.ɡə.ʁa/ 		nous targuerons
/nu taʁ.ɡə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous targuerez
/vu taʁ.ɡə.ʁe/ 		se targueront
/sə taʁ.ɡə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me targuerais
/mə taʁ.ɡə.ʁɛ/ 		te targuerais
/tə taʁ.ɡə.ʁɛ/ 		se targuerait
/sə taʁ.ɡə.ʁɛ/ 		nous targuerions
/nu taʁ.ɡə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous targueriez
/vu taʁ.ɡə.ʁje/ 		se targueraient
/sə taʁ.ɡə.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 targue
/mə taʁɡ/ 		te targues
/tə taʁɡ/ 		se targue
/sə taʁɡ/ 		nous targuions
/nu taʁ.ɡjɔ̃/ 		vous targuiez
/vu taʁ.ɡje/ 		se targuent
/sə taʁɡ/
imperfect2 me targuasse
/mə taʁ.ɡas/ 		te targuasses
/tə taʁ.ɡas/ 		se targuât
/sə taʁ.ɡa/ 		nous targuassions
/nu taʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous targuassiez
/vu taʁ.ɡa.sje/ 		se targuassent
/sə taʁ.ɡas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — targue-toi
/taʁɡ.twa/ 		— targuons-nous
/taʁ.ɡɔ̃.nu/ 		targuez-vous
/taʁ.ɡe.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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