retourner

French

Etymology

Old French retorner, from re- + torner

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁə.tuʁ.ne/, X-SAMPA: /R@.tuR.ne/

Verb

retourner

1. (transitive) to turn over, turn upside-down; (in cooking) to turn
2. (transitive) to toss (salad), turn over (earth, soil)
3. (transitive) to return, send back (an object)
4. (intransitive) to return, go back (to/from a place)
5. (intransitive) to return, revert (à to) (a state etc)
6. (pronominal) to turn over; to overturn, capsize
7. (pronominal) to turn round (turn one's head)
8. (pronominal) to be reversed, be turned round (of a situation etc.)
9. (pronominal) to get organised

Conjugation

• When used as an intransitive verb, the verb takes être as an auxiliary verb to form past tenses. When used as a transitive verb, it takes avoir

   Conjugation of retourner (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		retourner			avoir or être retourné
gerund		en retournant			en ayant retourné or en étant retourné
present participle		retournant
past participle		retourné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	retourne	retournes	retourne	retournons	retournez	retournent
	imperfect	retournais	retournais	retournait	retournions	retourniez	retournaient
	past historic1	retournai	retournas	retourna	retournâmes	retournâtes	retournèrent
	future	retournerai	retourneras	retournera	retournerons	retournerez	retourneront
	conditional	retournerais	retournerais	retournerait	retournerions	retourneriez	retourneraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	retourne	retournes	retourne	retournions	retourniez	retournent
	imperfect1	retournasse	retournasses	retournât	retournassions	retournassiez	retournassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	retourne	—	retournons	retournez	—
1literary tenses

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Middle French

Verb

retourner

1. to return; to come back

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retourner

		simple			compound
infinitive		retourner			estre retourné
gerund		en retournant			Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle
present participle		retournant
past participle		retourné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	retourne	retournes	retourne	retournons	retournez	retournent
	imperfect	retournois, retournoys	retournois, retournoys	retournoit, retournoyt	retournions, retournyons	retourniez, retournyez	retournoient, retournoyent
	past historic	retourna	retournas	retourna	retournasmes	retournastes	retournerent
	future	retournerai, retourneray	retourneras	retournera	retournerons	retournerez	retourneront
	conditional	retournerois, retourneroys	retournerois, retourneroys	retourneroit, retourneroyt	retournerions, retourneryons	retourneriez, retourneryez	retourneroient, retourneroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of estre followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	retourne	retournes	retourne	retournons	retournez	retournent
	imperfect	retournasse	retournasses	retournast	retournassions	retournassiez	retournassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	retourne	—	retournons	retournez	—

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Old French

Verb

retourner

1. Alternative form of retorner.

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of retourner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		retourner			avoir retourné, retournez
gerund		en retournant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		retournant
past participle		retourné, retournez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	retourne, retourn	retournes, retourns	retourne, retourn	retournons	retournez, retournés	retournent
	imperfect	retournoe, retourneie, retournoie	retournoes, retourneies, retournoies	retournot, retourneit, retournoit	retournions, retourniions	retourniez, retourniiez	retournoent, retournient, retournoient
	past historic	retournai	retournas	retourna	retournames	retournastes	retournerent
	future	retournerai	retourneras	retournera	retournerons	retournerez, retournereiz	retourneront
	conditional	retourneroe, retournereie, retourneroie	retourneroes, retournereies, retourneroies	retournerot, retournereie, retourneroie	retournerions, retourneriions	retourneriez, retourneriiez	retourneroent, retournereient, retourneroient
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 anterior	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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	retourne, retourn	retournes, retourns	retourne, retourn	retournons	retournez	retournent
	imperfect	retournasse	retournasses	retournast	retournissons	retournissez, retournissiez	retournassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	retourne	—	retournons	retournez	—