contourner

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contornāre, from cum and tornāre. Also con- +‎ tourner.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/
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Verb[edit]

contourner

  1. to circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around
  2. to travel from one place to another, to visit several places

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of contourner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple contourner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contournant
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle contourné
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contourne
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contournes
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contourne
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contournons
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɔ̃/ 		contournez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/ 		contournent
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/
imperfect contournais
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɛ/ 		contournais
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɛ/ 		contournait
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɛ/ 		contournions
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.njɔ̃/ 		contourniez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nje/ 		contournaient
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɛ/
past historic2 contournai
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/ 		contournas
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.na/ 		contourna
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.na/ 		contournâmes
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nam/ 		contournâtes
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nat/ 		contournèrent
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɛʁ/
future contournerai
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		contourneras
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		contournera
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		contournerons
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/ 		contournerez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		contourneront
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional contournerais
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		contournerais
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		contournerait
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		contournerions
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		contourneriez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.ʁje/ 		contourneraient
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.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 contourne
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contournes
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contourne
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		contournions
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.njɔ̃/ 		contourniez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nje/ 		contournent
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/
imperfect2 contournasse
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nas/ 		contournasses
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nas/ 		contournât
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.na/ 		contournassions
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		contournassiez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.na.sje/ 		contournassent
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contourne
/kɔ̃.tuʁn/ 		— contournons
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.nɔ̃/ 		contournez
/kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/ 		—
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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