baisser
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]baisser
- to lower
- to turn down (as a volume/setting)
- to go down, fall
- to fail
- (reflexive) to lower oneself; to bend over
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of baisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | baisser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | baissant /bɛ.sɑ̃/ or /be.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | baissé /bɛ.se/ or /be.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | baisse /bɛs/ |
baisses /bɛs/ |
baisse /bɛs/ |
baissons /bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /be.sɔ̃/ |
baissez /bɛ.se/ or /be.se/ |
baissent /bɛs/ |
| imperfect | baissais /bɛ.sɛ/ or /be.sɛ/ |
baissais /bɛ.sɛ/ or /be.sɛ/ |
baissait /bɛ.sɛ/ or /be.sɛ/ |
baissions /bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /be.sjɔ̃/ |
baissiez /bɛ.sje/ or /be.sje/ |
baissaient /bɛ.sɛ/ or /be.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | baissai /bɛ.se/ or /be.se/ |
baissas /bɛ.sa/ or /be.sa/ |
baissa /bɛ.sa/ or /be.sa/ |
baissâmes /bɛ.sam/ or /be.sam/ |
baissâtes /bɛ.sat/ or /be.sat/ |
baissèrent /bɛ.sɛʁ/ or /be.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | baisserai /bɛ.sʁe/ or /be.sʁe/ |
baisseras /bɛ.sʁa/ or /be.sʁa/ |
baissera /bɛ.sʁa/ or /be.sʁa/ |
baisserons /bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /be.sʁɔ̃/ |
baisserez /bɛ.sʁe/ or /be.sʁe/ |
baisseront /bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /be.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | baisserais /bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /be.sʁɛ/ |
baisserais /bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /be.sʁɛ/ |
baisserait /bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /be.sʁɛ/ |
baisserions /bɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /be.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
baisseriez /bɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /be.sə.ʁje/ |
baisseraient /bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /be.sʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | baisse /bɛs/ |
baisses /bɛs/ |
baisse /bɛs/ |
baissions /bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /be.sjɔ̃/ |
baissiez /bɛ.sje/ or /be.sje/ |
baissent /bɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | baissasse /bɛ.sas/ or /be.sas/ |
baissasses /bɛ.sas/ or /be.sas/ |
baissât /bɛ.sa/ or /be.sa/ |
baissassions /bɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /be.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
baissassiez /bɛ.sa.sje/ or /be.sa.sje/ |
baissassent /bɛ.sas/ or /be.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | baisse /bɛs/ |
— | baissons /bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /be.sɔ̃/ |
baissez /bɛ.se/ or /be.se/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Conjugation of se baisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | se baisser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | se baissant /sə bɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə be.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | baissé /bɛ.se/ or /be.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me baisse /mə bɛs/ |
te baisses /tə bɛs/ |
se baisse /sə bɛs/ |
nous baissons /nu bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu be.sɔ̃/ |
vous baissez /vu bɛ.se/ or /vu be.se/ |
se baissent /sə bɛs/ |
| imperfect | me baissais /mə bɛ.sɛ/ or /mə be.sɛ/ |
te baissais /tə bɛ.sɛ/ or /tə be.sɛ/ |
se baissait /sə bɛ.sɛ/ or /sə be.sɛ/ |
nous baissions /nu bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu be.sjɔ̃/ |
vous baissiez /vu bɛ.sje/ or /vu be.sje/ |
se baissaient /sə bɛ.sɛ/ or /sə be.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me baissai /mə bɛ.se/ or /mə be.se/ |
te baissas /tə bɛ.sa/ or /tə be.sa/ |
se baissa /sə bɛ.sa/ or /sə be.sa/ |
nous baissâmes /nu bɛ.sam/ or /nu be.sam/ |
vous baissâtes /vu bɛ.sat/ or /vu be.sat/ |
se baissèrent /sə bɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə be.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | me baisserai /mə bɛ.sʁe/ or /mə be.sʁe/ |
te baisseras /tə bɛ.sʁa/ or /tə be.sʁa/ |
se baissera /sə bɛ.sʁa/ or /sə be.sʁa/ |
nous baisserons /nu bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu be.sʁɔ̃/ |
vous baisserez /vu bɛ.sʁe/ or /vu be.sʁe/ |
se baisseront /sə bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə be.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me baisserais /mə bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə be.sʁɛ/ |
te baisserais /tə bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə be.sʁɛ/ |
se baisserait /sə bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə be.sʁɛ/ |
nous baisserions /nu bɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu be.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous baisseriez /vu bɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu be.sə.ʁje/ |
se baisseraient /sə bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə be.sʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | me baisse /mə bɛs/ |
te baisses /tə bɛs/ |
se baisse /sə bɛs/ |
nous baissions /nu bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu be.sjɔ̃/ |
vous baissiez /vu bɛ.sje/ or /vu be.sje/ |
se baissent /sə bɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | me baissasse /mə bɛ.sas/ or /mə be.sas/ |
te baissasses /tə bɛ.sas/ or /tə be.sas/ |
se baissât /sə bɛ.sa/ or /sə be.sa/ |
nous baissassions /nu bɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu be.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
vous baissassiez /vu bɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu be.sa.sje/ |
se baissassent /sə bɛ.sas/ or /sə be.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | baisse-toi /bɛs.twa/ |
— | baissons-nous /bɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /be.sɔ̃.nu/ |
baissez-vous /bɛ.se.vu/ or /be.se.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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “baisser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Old French
[edit]Verb
[edit]baisser
- Alternative form of baissier
Conjugation
[edit]This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of baisser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | baisser | avoir baissé | |||||
| gerund | en baissant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | baissant | ||||||
| past participle | baissé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | bais | baisses | baisse | baissons | baissez | baissent |
| imperfect | baissoie, baisseie, baissoe, baisseve | baissoies, baisseies, baissoes, baisseves | baissoit, baisseit, baissot, baisseve | baissiiens, baissiens | baissiiez, baissiez | baissoient, baisseient, baissoent, baissevent | |
| preterite | baissai | baissas | baissa | baissames | baissastes | baisserent | |
| future | baisserai | baisseras | baissera | baisserons | baisseroiz, baissereiz, baisserez | baisseront | |
| conditional | baisseroie, baissereie | baisseroies, baissereies | baisseroit, baissereit | baisseriiens, baisseriens | baisseriiez, baisseriez | baisseroient, baissereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | bais | bais | baist | baissons | baissez | baissent |
| imperfect | baissasse | baissasses | baissast | baississons, baississiens | baississoiz, baississez, baississiez | baissassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | baisse | — | baissons | baissez | — | ||
Swedish
[edit]Noun
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