ruser

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ruser c

  1. indefinite plural of ruse

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin recusāre, by loss of the medial 'c.' Related to Provencal reusar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁy.ze/
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Verb[edit]

ruser

  1. to use one's cunning, to be crafty, to beguile

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ruser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ruser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rusant
/ʁy.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rusé
/ʁy.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ruse
/ʁyz/ 		ruses
/ʁyz/ 		ruse
/ʁyz/ 		rusons
/ʁy.zɔ̃/ 		rusez
/ʁy.ze/ 		rusent
/ʁyz/
imperfect rusais
/ʁy.zɛ/ 		rusais
/ʁy.zɛ/ 		rusait
/ʁy.zɛ/ 		rusions
/ʁy.zjɔ̃/ 		rusiez
/ʁy.zje/ 		rusaient
/ʁy.zɛ/
past historic2 rusai
/ʁy.ze/ 		rusas
/ʁy.za/ 		rusa
/ʁy.za/ 		rusâmes
/ʁy.zam/ 		rusâtes
/ʁy.zat/ 		rusèrent
/ʁy.zɛʁ/
future ruserai
/ʁyz.ʁe/ 		ruseras
/ʁyz.ʁa/ 		rusera
/ʁyz.ʁa/ 		ruserons
/ʁyz.ʁɔ̃/ 		ruserez
/ʁyz.ʁe/ 		ruseront
/ʁyz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ruserais
/ʁyz.ʁɛ/ 		ruserais
/ʁyz.ʁɛ/ 		ruserait
/ʁyz.ʁɛ/ 		ruserions
/ʁy.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ruseriez
/ʁy.zə.ʁje/ 		ruseraient
/ʁyz.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 ruse
/ʁyz/ 		ruses
/ʁyz/ 		ruse
/ʁyz/ 		rusions
/ʁy.zjɔ̃/ 		rusiez
/ʁy.zje/ 		rusent
/ʁyz/
imperfect2 rusasse
/ʁy.zas/ 		rusasses
/ʁy.zas/ 		rusât
/ʁy.za/ 		rusassions
/ʁy.za.sjɔ̃/ 		rusassiez
/ʁy.za.sje/ 		rusassent
/ʁy.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ruse
/ʁyz/ 		— rusons
/ʁy.zɔ̃/ 		rusez
/ʁy.ze/ 		—
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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Verb[edit]

ruser

  1. present of rusa
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