énoncer

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French

Etymology

From Latin ēnuntiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.nɔ̃.se/
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Verb

énoncer

  1. (transitive) to enounce, lay out, declare
  2. (reflexive, obsolete) to explain

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of énoncer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple énoncer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple énonçant
/e.nɔ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle énoncé
/e.nɔ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present énonce
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énonces
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énonce
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énonçons
/e.nɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		énoncez
/e.nɔ̃.se/ 		énoncent
/e.nɔ̃s/
imperfect énonçais
/e.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		énonçais
/e.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		énonçait
/e.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		énoncions
/e.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		énonciez
/e.nɔ̃.sje/ 		énonçaient
/e.nɔ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 énonçai
/e.nɔ̃.se/ 		énonças
/e.nɔ̃.sa/ 		énonça
/e.nɔ̃.sa/ 		énonçâmes
/e.nɔ̃.sam/ 		énonçâtes
/e.nɔ̃.sat/ 		énoncèrent
/e.nɔ̃.sɛʁ/
future énoncerai
/e.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		énonceras
/e.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		énoncera
/e.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		énoncerons
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		énoncerez
/e.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		énonceront
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional énoncerais
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		énoncerais
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		énoncerait
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		énoncerions
/e.nɔ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		énonceriez
/e.nɔ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		énonceraient
/e.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/
(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 énonce
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énonces
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énonce
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		énoncions
/e.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		énonciez
/e.nɔ̃.sje/ 		énoncent
/e.nɔ̃s/
imperfect2 énonçasse
/e.nɔ̃.sas/ 		énonçasses
/e.nɔ̃.sas/ 		énonçât
/e.nɔ̃.sa/ 		énonçassions
/e.nɔ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		énonçassiez
/e.nɔ̃.sa.sje/ 		énonçassent
/e.nɔ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — énonce
/e.nɔ̃s/ 		— énonçons
/e.nɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		énoncez
/e.nɔ̃.se/ 		—
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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