prodiguer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōdigō (infinitive prōdigere).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.di.ɡe/
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Verb

prodiguer

  1. (transitive) to dispense, to lavish (something on someone)

Conjugation
Conjugation of prodiguer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple prodiguer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple prodiguant
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle prodigué
/pʁɔ.di.ɡe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present prodigue
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodigues
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodigue
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodiguons
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɔ̃/		 prodiguez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡe/		 prodiguent
/pʁɔ.diɡ/
imperfect prodiguais
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɛ/		 prodiguais
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɛ/		 prodiguait
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɛ/		 prodiguions
/pʁɔ.di.ɡjɔ̃/		 prodiguiez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡje/		 prodiguaient
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɛ/
past historic2 prodiguai
/pʁɔ.di.ɡe/		 prodiguas
/pʁɔ.di.ɡa/		 prodigua
/pʁɔ.di.ɡa/		 prodiguâmes
/pʁɔ.di.ɡam/		 prodiguâtes
/pʁɔ.di.ɡat/		 prodiguèrent
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɛʁ/
future prodiguerai
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁe/		 prodigueras
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁa/		 prodiguera
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁa/		 prodiguerons
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɔ̃/		 prodiguerez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁe/		 prodigueront
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɔ̃/
conditional prodiguerais
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɛ/		 prodiguerais
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɛ/		 prodiguerait
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɛ/		 prodiguerions
/pʁɔ.di.ɡə.ʁjɔ̃/		 prodigueriez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡə.ʁje/		 prodigueraient
/pʁɔ.di.ɡʁɛ/
(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 prodigue
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodigues
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodigue
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 prodiguions
/pʁɔ.di.ɡjɔ̃/		 prodiguiez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡje/		 prodiguent
/pʁɔ.diɡ/
imperfect2 prodiguasse
/pʁɔ.di.ɡas/		 prodiguasses
/pʁɔ.di.ɡas/		 prodiguât
/pʁɔ.di.ɡa/		 prodiguassions
/pʁɔ.di.ɡa.sjɔ̃/		 prodiguassiez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡa.sje/		 prodiguassent
/pʁɔ.di.ɡas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — prodigue
/pʁɔ.diɡ/		 — prodiguons
/pʁɔ.di.ɡɔ̃/		 prodiguez
/pʁɔ.di.ɡe/		 —
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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