asseoir

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Conjugation 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

asseoir

1. (transitive) To sit down; to get seated

   Asseoir les enfants sur les chaises.

   Sit the children down on chairs.

2. (reflexive) To sit down; to be seated

[edit] Usage notes

• In the infinitive, the verb can also be written assoir.

[edit] Conjugation

• Asseoir (and its derivative rasseoir) has at least 4 distinct conjugations. Two ("-oi-" and "-e-") are global and of variable frequencies depending on register and region, and two ("-eye-" and "-ir") are found only in dialectal, informal or slang-y usage, though they were once more widespread in the general language. The forms in -oi- are more common for figurative meanings, although forms in -oy- are rare in literary usage.
• The -e- is (a very unusual feature) not normally present in the future, though sometimes it is inserted. This was the reason why it was recommended to write the infinitive without it.
• The -eye- conjugation affects only the future and conditional, where the verb is conjugated like aimer, as if its infinitive was *asseyer.

[edit] Related terms

• assis

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeiorss
• essorai
• oserais