fossoyer

French

Etymology

From fosse +‎ -oyer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔ.swa.je/
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Verb

fossoyer

  1. (transitive, archaic) to put a ditch around
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to dig (graves, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to bury, to put to rest

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of fossoyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple fossoyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple fossoyant
/fɔ.swa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle fossoyé
/fɔ.swa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present fossoie
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoies
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoie
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoyons
/fɔ.swa.jɔ̃/		 fossoyez
/fɔ.swa.je/		 fossoient
/fɔ.swa/
imperfect fossoyais
/fɔ.swa.jɛ/		 fossoyais
/fɔ.swa.jɛ/		 fossoyait
/fɔ.swa.jɛ/		 fossoyions
/fɔ.swaj.jɔ̃/		 fossoyiez
/fɔ.swaj.je/		 fossoyaient
/fɔ.swa.jɛ/
past historic2 fossoyai
/fɔ.swa.je/		 fossoyas
/fɔ.swa.ja/		 fossoya
/fɔ.swa.ja/		 fossoyâmes
/fɔ.swa.jam/		 fossoyâtes
/fɔ.swa.jat/		 fossoyèrent
/fɔ.swa.jɛʁ/
future fossoierai
/fɔ.swa.ʁe/		 fossoieras
/fɔ.swa.ʁa/		 fossoiera
/fɔ.swa.ʁa/		 fossoierons
/fɔ.swa.ʁɔ̃/		 fossoierez
/fɔ.swa.ʁe/		 fossoieront
/fɔ.swa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional fossoierais
/fɔ.swa.ʁɛ/		 fossoierais
/fɔ.swa.ʁɛ/		 fossoierait
/fɔ.swa.ʁɛ/		 fossoierions
/fɔ.swa.ʁjɔ̃/		 fossoieriez
/fɔ.swa.ʁje/		 fossoieraient
/fɔ.swa.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 fossoie
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoies
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoie
/fɔ.swa/		 fossoyions
/fɔ.swaj.jɔ̃/		 fossoyiez
/fɔ.swaj.je/		 fossoient
/fɔ.swa/
imperfect2 fossoyasse
/fɔ.swa.jas/		 fossoyasses
/fɔ.swa.jas/		 fossoyât
/fɔ.swa.ja/		 fossoyassions
/fɔ.swa.ja.sjɔ̃/		 fossoyassiez
/fɔ.swa.ja.sje/		 fossoyassent
/fɔ.swa.jas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fossoie
/fɔ.swa/		 — fossoyons
/fɔ.swa.jɔ̃/		 fossoyez
/fɔ.swa.je/		 —
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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