hisser

French

Etymology

From Middle Low German, compare Italian issare. Also compare hausser.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA: /i.se/, X-SAMPA: /i.se/

Verb

hisser

1. to hoist, to raise

   Hissez la grand-voile.

   Hoist the mainsail.

2. (reflexive) to rise through the ranks (e.g. of an organisation)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		hisser			avoir hissé
gerund		en hissant			en ayant hissé
present participle		hissant
past participle		hissé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	hisse	hisses	hisse	hissons	hissez	hissent
	imperfect	hissais	hissais	hissait	hissions	hissiez	hissaient
	past historic1	hissai	hissas	hissa	hissâmes	hissâtes	hissèrent
	future	hisserai	hisseras	hissera	hisserons	hisserez	hisseront
	conditional	hisserais	hisserais	hisserait	hisserions	hisseriez	hisseraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	hisse	hisses	hisse	hissions	hissiez	hissent
	imperfect1	hissasse	hissasses	hissât	hissassions	hissassiez	hissassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	hisse	—	hissons	hissez	—
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