égratigner

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esgratigner, from gratter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲe/
  • Audio:(file)
  • (by analogy with the dissimilated pronunciation of égratignure in varieties where /ɲ/ is /nj/) IPA(key): /e.ɡʁa.ti.ne/

Verb

égratigner

  1. to graze, scratch
    Synonym: (Quebec) scratcher
  2. (figurative) to offend
    • 2004 June 1, Jérôme Dupuis, “Comment L'usage du monde est devenu un livre culte”, in L'Express‎:
      Pourquoi ce brusque revirement d’Arthaud? L’un de ses responsables, François Hébert-Stevens, a demandé à Nicolas Bouvier de couper une centaine de pages, en particulier les passages qui égratignent - gentiment - le gouvernement iranien.
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Conjugation

Conjugation of égratigner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple égratigner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple égratignant
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle égratigné
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present égratigne
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratignes
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratigne
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratignons
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɔ̃/ 		égratignez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲe/ 		égratignent
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/
imperfect égratignais
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɛ/ 		égratignais
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɛ/ 		égratignait
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɛ/ 		égratignions
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲjɔ̃/ 		égratigniez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲje/ 		égratignaient
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɛ/
past historic2 égratignai
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲe/ 		égratignas
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲa/ 		égratigna
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲa/ 		égratignâmes
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲam/ 		égratignâtes
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲat/ 		égratignèrent
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɛʁ/
future égratignerai
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁe/ 		égratigneras
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁa/ 		égratignera
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁa/ 		égratignerons
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁɔ̃/ 		égratignerez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁe/ 		égratigneront
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional égratignerais
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		égratignerais
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		égratignerait
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		égratignerions
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		égratigneriez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.ʁje/ 		égratigneraient
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲə.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 égratigne
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratignes
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratigne
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		égratignions
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲjɔ̃/ 		égratigniez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲje/ 		égratignent
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/
imperfect2 égratignasse
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲas/ 		égratignasses
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲas/ 		égratignât
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲa/ 		égratignassions
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲa.sjɔ̃/ 		égratignassiez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲa.sje/ 		égratignassent
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — égratigne
/e.ɡʁa.tiɲ/ 		— égratignons
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲɔ̃/ 		égratignez
/e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲe/ 		—
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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