troquer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French troquer, trochier, of unknown origin. Possibly imitative of the sound made by the hands of the exchanging parties clapping together, similar to troper (“to high five”). Or, from an unknown Germanic source.

Compare Middle English trukien (“to trade, barter”) and Medieval Latin troco (“I barter”), which could have been borrowed from the Old French verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɔ.ke/
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Verb

troquer

  1. to barter (exchange goods or services without involving money)
    Synonym: échanger

Conjugation

Conjugation of troquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple troquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple troquant
/tʁɔ.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle troqué
/tʁɔ.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present troque
/tʁɔk/ 		troques
/tʁɔk/ 		troque
/tʁɔk/ 		troquons
/tʁɔ.kɔ̃/ 		troquez
/tʁɔ.ke/ 		troquent
/tʁɔk/
imperfect troquais
/tʁɔ.kɛ/ 		troquais
/tʁɔ.kɛ/ 		troquait
/tʁɔ.kɛ/ 		troquions
/tʁɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		troquiez
/tʁɔ.kje/ 		troquaient
/tʁɔ.kɛ/
past historic2 troquai
/tʁɔ.ke/ 		troquas
/tʁɔ.ka/ 		troqua
/tʁɔ.ka/ 		troquâmes
/tʁɔ.kam/ 		troquâtes
/tʁɔ.kat/ 		troquèrent
/tʁɔ.kɛʁ/
future troquerai
/tʁɔ.kʁe/ 		troqueras
/tʁɔ.kʁa/ 		troquera
/tʁɔ.kʁa/ 		troquerons
/tʁɔ.kʁɔ̃/ 		troquerez
/tʁɔ.kʁe/ 		troqueront
/tʁɔ.kʁɔ̃/
conditional troquerais
/tʁɔ.kʁɛ/ 		troquerais
/tʁɔ.kʁɛ/ 		troquerait
/tʁɔ.kʁɛ/ 		troquerions
/tʁɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		troqueriez
/tʁɔ.kə.ʁje/ 		troqueraient
/tʁɔ.kʁɛ/
(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 troque
/tʁɔk/ 		troques
/tʁɔk/ 		troque
/tʁɔk/ 		troquions
/tʁɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		troquiez
/tʁɔ.kje/ 		troquent
/tʁɔk/
imperfect2 troquasse
/tʁɔ.kas/ 		troquasses
/tʁɔ.kas/ 		troquât
/tʁɔ.ka/ 		troquassions
/tʁɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		troquassiez
/tʁɔ.ka.sje/ 		troquassent
/tʁɔ.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — troque
/tʁɔk/ 		— troquons
/tʁɔ.kɔ̃/ 		troquez
/tʁɔ.ke/ 		—
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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