appeler

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin appellāre (“to address, to call by name”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

appeler

  1. (transitive) to call (out)
  2. (transitive) to call, phone, ring
    Appelle-moi ce soir.
    Call me this evening.
  3. (transitive) to call for, summon
    Nous devrions appeler un médecin.
    We should call a doctor.
  4. (intransitive) to call (out)
    Elle a appelé à l’aide.
    She called out for help.
  5. (reflexive) to be called
    Je m’appelle James.
    My name is James.
    Est-ce que vous ne vous appelez pas Jean ?
    Isn't your name John?

Conjugation[edit]

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Conjugation of appeler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple appeler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple appelant
/a.plɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle appelé
/a.ple/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present appelle
/a.pɛl/ 		appelles
/a.pɛl/ 		appelle
/a.pɛl/ 		appelons
/a.plɔ̃/ 		appelez
/a.ple/ 		appellent
/a.pɛl/
imperfect appelais
/a.plɛ/ 		appelais
/a.plɛ/ 		appelait
/a.plɛ/ 		appelions
/a.pə.ljɔ̃/ 		appeliez
/a.pə.lje/ 		appelaient
/a.plɛ/
past historic2 appelai
/a.ple/ 		appelas
/a.pla/ 		appela
/a.pla/ 		appelâmes
/a.plam/ 		appelâtes
/a.plat/ 		appelèrent
/a.plɛʁ/
future appellerai
/a.pɛl.ʁe/ 		appelleras
/a.pɛl.ʁa/ 		appellera
/a.pɛl.ʁa/ 		appellerons
/a.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/ 		appellerez
/a.pɛl.ʁe/ 		appelleront
/a.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional appellerais
/a.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		appellerais
/a.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		appellerait
/a.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		appellerions
/a.pɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /a.pe.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		appelleriez
/a.pɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /a.pe.lə.ʁje/ 		appelleraient
/a.pɛl.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 appelle
/a.pɛl/ 		appelles
/a.pɛl/ 		appelle
/a.pɛl/ 		appelions
/a.pə.ljɔ̃/ 		appeliez
/a.pə.lje/ 		appellent
/a.pɛl/
imperfect2 appelasse
/a.plas/ 		appelasses
/a.plas/ 		appelât
/a.pla/ 		appelassions
/a.pla.sjɔ̃/ 		appelassiez
/a.pla.sje/ 		appelassent
/a.plas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — appelle
/a.pɛl/ 		— appelons
/a.plɔ̃/ 		appelez
/a.ple/ 		—
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).

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Conjugation of s'appeler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'appeler
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’appelant
/sa.plɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle appelé
/a.ple/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’appelle
/ma.pɛl/ 		t’appelles
/ta.pɛl/ 		s’appelle
/sa.pɛl/ 		nous appelons
/nu.z‿a.plɔ̃/ 		vous appelez
/vu.z‿a.ple/ 		s’appellent
/sa.pɛl/
imperfect m’appelais
/ma.plɛ/ 		t’appelais
/ta.plɛ/ 		s’appelait
/sa.plɛ/ 		nous appelions
/nu.z‿a.pə.ljɔ̃/ 		vous appeliez
/vu.z‿a.pə.lje/ 		s’appelaient
/sa.plɛ/
past historic2 m’appelai
/ma.ple/ 		t’appelas
/ta.pla/ 		s’appela
/sa.pla/ 		nous appelâmes
/nu.z‿a.plam/ 		vous appelâtes
/vu.z‿a.plat/ 		s’appelèrent
/sa.plɛʁ/
future m’appellerai
/ma.pɛl.ʁe/ 		t’appelleras
/ta.pɛl.ʁa/ 		s’appellera
/sa.pɛl.ʁa/ 		nous appellerons
/nu.z‿a.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous appellerez
/vu.z‿a.pɛl.ʁe/ 		s’appelleront
/sa.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’appellerais
/ma.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		t’appellerais
/ta.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		s’appellerait
/sa.pɛl.ʁɛ/ 		nous appellerions
/nu.z‿a.pɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.pe.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous appelleriez
/vu.z‿a.pɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /vu.z‿a.pe.lə.ʁje/ 		s’appelleraient
/sa.pɛl.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’appelle
/ma.pɛl/ 		t’appelles
/ta.pɛl/ 		s’appelle
/sa.pɛl/ 		nous appelions
/nu.z‿a.pə.ljɔ̃/ 		vous appeliez
/vu.z‿a.pə.lje/ 		s’appellent
/sa.pɛl/
imperfect2 m’appelasse
/ma.plas/ 		t’appelasses
/ta.plas/ 		s’appelât
/sa.pla/ 		nous appelassions
/nu.z‿a.pla.sjɔ̃/ 		vous appelassiez
/vu.z‿a.pla.sje/ 		s’appelassent
/sa.plas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — appelle-toi
/a.pɛl.twa/ 		— appelons-nous
/a.plɔ̃.nu/ 		appelez-vous
/a.ple.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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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