gonfler
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin conflāre, present active infinitive of conflō. Compare Italian gonfiare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gonfler
- (transitive) to inflate, to blow up
- (intransitive) to swell, to puff up
- (transitive, colloquial) to get on someone's nerves
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gonfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | gonfler | avoir gonflé | |||||
gerund | en gonflant | en ayant gonflé | |||||
present participle | gonflant /ɡɔ̃.flɑ̃/ |
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past participle | gonflé /ɡɔ̃.fle/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | gonfle /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonfles /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonfle /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonflons /ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/ |
gonflez /ɡɔ̃.fle/ |
gonflent /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
imperfect | gonflais /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/ |
gonflais /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/ |
gonflait /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/ |
gonflions /ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ |
gonfliez /ɡɔ̃.fli.je/ |
gonflaient /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/ |
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past historic1 | gonflai /ɡɔ̃.fle/ |
gonflas /ɡɔ̃.fla/ |
gonfla /ɡɔ̃.fla/ |
gonflâmes /ɡɔ̃.flam/ |
gonflâtes /ɡɔ̃.flat/ |
gonflèrent /ɡɔ̃.flɛʁ/ |
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future | gonflerai /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ |
gonfleras /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ |
gonflera /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ |
gonflerons /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ |
gonflerez /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ |
gonfleront /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | gonflerais /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
gonflerais /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
gonflerait /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
gonflerions /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
gonfleriez /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁje/ |
gonfleraient /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | gonfle /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonfles /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonfle /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
gonflions /ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ |
gonfliez /ɡɔ̃.fli.je/ |
gonflent /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
imperfect1 | gonflasse /ɡɔ̃.flas/ |
gonflasses /ɡɔ̃.flas/ |
gonflât /ɡɔ̃.fla/ |
gonflassions /ɡɔ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/ |
gonflassiez /ɡɔ̃.fla.sje/ |
gonflassent /ɡɔ̃.flas/ |
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compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | gonfle /ɡɔ̃fl/ |
— | gonflons /ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/ |
gonflez /ɡɔ̃.fle/ |
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1literary tenses |
Synonyms[edit]
- (irritate): peler, faire chier
Antonyms[edit]
- (transitive): dégonfler
- (intransitive): se dégonfler
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gonfler” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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