passiver

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From passif +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.si.ve/
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Verb[edit]

passiver

  1. (transitive, grammar) to make passive
  2. (transitive, chemistry) to passivate

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of passiver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple passiver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple passivant
/pa.si.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle passivé
/pa.si.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present passive
/pa.siv/ 		passives
/pa.siv/ 		passive
/pa.siv/ 		passivons
/pa.si.vɔ̃/ 		passivez
/pa.si.ve/ 		passivent
/pa.siv/
imperfect passivais
/pa.si.vɛ/ 		passivais
/pa.si.vɛ/ 		passivait
/pa.si.vɛ/ 		passivions
/pa.si.vjɔ̃/ 		passiviez
/pa.si.vje/ 		passivaient
/pa.si.vɛ/
past historic2 passivai
/pa.si.ve/ 		passivas
/pa.si.va/ 		passiva
/pa.si.va/ 		passivâmes
/pa.si.vam/ 		passivâtes
/pa.si.vat/ 		passivèrent
/pa.si.vɛʁ/
future passiverai
/pa.si.vʁe/ 		passiveras
/pa.si.vʁa/ 		passivera
/pa.si.vʁa/ 		passiverons
/pa.si.vʁɔ̃/ 		passiverez
/pa.si.vʁe/ 		passiveront
/pa.si.vʁɔ̃/
conditional passiverais
/pa.si.vʁɛ/ 		passiverais
/pa.si.vʁɛ/ 		passiverait
/pa.si.vʁɛ/ 		passiverions
/pa.si.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		passiveriez
/pa.si.və.ʁje/ 		passiveraient
/pa.si.vʁɛ/
(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 passive
/pa.siv/ 		passives
/pa.siv/ 		passive
/pa.siv/ 		passivions
/pa.si.vjɔ̃/ 		passiviez
/pa.si.vje/ 		passivent
/pa.siv/
imperfect2 passivasse
/pa.si.vas/ 		passivasses
/pa.si.vas/ 		passivât
/pa.si.va/ 		passivassions
/pa.si.va.sjɔ̃/ 		passivassiez
/pa.si.va.sje/ 		passivassent
/pa.si.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — passive
/pa.siv/ 		— passivons
/pa.si.vɔ̃/ 		passivez
/pa.si.ve/ 		—
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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Adjective[edit]

passiver

  1. inflection of passiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural
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