gesticuler

gesticuler

French

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin gesticulor.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʒɛs.ti.ky.le/
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    Verb

    gesticuler

    1. to gesticulate (make gestures)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of gesticuler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple gesticuler
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple gesticulant
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle gesticulé
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.le/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present gesticule
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticules
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticule
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticulons
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɔ̃/     		gesticulez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.le/     		gesticulent
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/
    imperfect gesticulais
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɛ/     		gesticulais
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɛ/     		gesticulait
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɛ/     		gesticulions
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.ljɔ̃/     		gesticuliez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lje/     		gesticulaient
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɛ/
    past historic2 gesticulai
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.le/     		gesticulas
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.la/     		gesticula
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.la/     		gesticulâmes
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lam/     		gesticulâtes
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lat/     		gesticulèrent
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɛʁ/
    future gesticulerai
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁe/     		gesticuleras
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁa/     		gesticulera
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁa/     		gesticulerons
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁɔ̃/     		gesticulerez
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁe/     		gesticuleront
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional gesticulerais
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁɛ/     		gesticulerais
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁɛ/     		gesticulerait
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.ʁɛ/     		gesticulerions
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lə.ʁjɔ̃/     		gesticuleriez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lə.ʁje/     		gesticuleraient
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl.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 gesticule
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticules
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticule
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		gesticulions
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.ljɔ̃/     		gesticuliez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lje/     		gesticulent
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/
    imperfect2 gesticulasse
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.las/     		gesticulasses
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.las/     		gesticulât
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.la/     		gesticulassions
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃/     		gesticulassiez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sje/     		gesticulassent
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.las/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — gesticule
    /ʒɛs.ti.kyl/     		— gesticulons
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɔ̃/     		gesticulez
    /ʒɛs.ti.ky.le/     		—
    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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